Structural and Functional Design Strategies of Biological Keratinous Materials

Author(s): Wang, Bin | Advisor(s): Meyers, Marc | Abstract: Keratinous materials are omnipresent, encompassing terrestrial, aerial and aquatic territories; they form diverse epidermal appendages and serve various interesting functions, triggering the curiosity of humans and inspiring the inventions of novel structures. Among these, pangolin scales and the feather shaft are systematically and analytically studied, answering the questions how the...