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Smart helical structures inspired by the pellicle of euglenids
- Source :
- Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids Volume 123, February 2019, Pages 234-246
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper deals with a concept for a reconfigurable structure bio-inspired by the cell wall architecture of euglenids, a family of unicellular protists, and based on the relative sliding of adjacent strips. Uniform sliding turns a cylinder resulting from the assembly of straight and parallel strips into a cylinder of smaller height and larger radius, in which the strips are deformed into a family of parallel helices. We examine the mechanics of this cylindrical assembly, in which the interlocking strips are allowed to slide freely at their junctions, and compute the external forces (axial force and axial torque at the two ends, or pressure on the lateral surface) necessary to drive and control the shape changes of the composite structure. Despite the simplicity of the structure, we find a remarkably complex mechanical behaviour that can be tuned by the spontaneous curvature or twist of the strips.<br />Comment: 16 pages, 9 figures
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids Volume 123, February 2019, Pages 234-246
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2005.11813
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2018.09.036