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Chengyang Mo¹, Haiyi Long², Jordan R Raney¹

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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Inspired by the aorta, 3D printed soft composites with controlled fiber alignment achieve superior toughness and fatigue resistance. These materials offer excellent mechanical properties, mimicking biological resilience for advanced applications.

Keywords:

aorta bioinspiration fatigue fracture soft composites

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Background:

Biological materials achieve toughness through intricate fiber alignment, creating mechanical anisotropy.
Understanding and replicating these natural structures is key to developing advanced synthetic materials.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of varied fiber arrangements (in-plane and out-of-plane) on the mechanical properties of soft composites.
To develop 3D printed soft composites inspired by the aorta's fiber architecture.
To achieve a superior combination of stiffness, toughness, and fatigue resistance in synthetic materials.

Main Methods:

Utilizing 3D printing technology to fabricate soft silicone composites.
Mimicking the spatial variations of fiber alignment observed in biological tissues, specifically the aorta.
Characterizing the mechanical properties, including stiffness, toughness, and fatigue threshold, under various loading conditions.

Main Results:

The developed aorta-inspired composites demonstrate excellent toughness and fatigue resistance.
These materials exhibit a remarkable combination of stiffness and toughness, irrespective of the loading direction.
Mechanical properties comparable to natural skin were achieved in the synthetic composites.

Conclusions:

Spatial control of fiber alignment is crucial for enhancing the mechanical performance of soft composites.
3D printing offers a viable method for creating biomimetic soft materials with tailored anisotropic properties.
Aorta-inspired designs can lead to synthetic materials with unprecedented combinations of toughness and stiffness.