Title :
Auxetic materials for bioprostheses [In the Spotlight]
Author :
Scarpa, Fabrizio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol
fDate :
9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, the properties of auxetic materials, their biomedical (bioprostheses) and signal processing applications are discussed. Materials with negative values of the Poisson´s ratio (NPR) are referred to as auxetic.
Keywords :
Poisson ratio; biomedical materials; prosthetics; Poisson ratio; auxetic materials; bioprostheses; Acoustic testing; Auxetic materials; Biological materials; Biomedical materials; Explosion protection; Geometry; Microstructure; Shape; Solids; Vehicle crash testing;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2008.926663
