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Veins Improve Fracture Toughness of Insect Wings
During the lifetime of a flying insect, its wings are subjected to mechanical forces and deformations for millions of cycles. Defects in the micrometre thin membranes or veins may reduce the insect’s flight performance. How do insects prevent crack related material failure in their wings and what ro...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22927966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043411 |