2018 JMR Paper of the Year: 3D-printed micro-trusses point the way toward stronger high-temperature ceramics
7 May 2019
Last update: 15/10/19 12:35
We are pleased to announce the 2018 Journal of Materials Research (JMR) Paper of the Year for excellence in advancing materials knowledge through written scholarship.
Congratulations to Huachen Cui, Ryan Hensleigh, Hongshun Chen and Xiaoyu Zheng of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for their article, Additive Manufacturing and size-dependent mechanical properties of three-dimensional microarchitected, high-temperature ceramic metamaterials – published February 14, 2018 in Volume 33, Issue 3 (Focus Issue on Architected Materials).
In this paper, Cui, Hensleigh, Chen and Zheng experiment with 3D microarchitected metamaterials, fabricating polymer-derived ceramic metamaterials with controlled solid strut size varying from 10-µm scale to a few millimeters with relative densities ranging from as low as 1 to 22%. Their findings could be the key to making high-temperature ceramics less vulnerable to fracture affecting aerospace, tissue engineering and construction on numerous scales. Their paper is free to read in perpetuity.
To find out more about their research, watch this video abstract:
For more information on the JMR Paper of the Year award, please visit our dedicated information page.
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