简介：Thefieldofmechanicsofbiologicalandbio-inspiredmaterialsunderwentanexcitingdevelopmentoverthepastseveralyears,whichmadeitstandatthecuttingedgeofbothengineeringmechanicsandbiomechanics.Asanintriguinginterdisciplinaryresearchfield,itaimsatelucidatingthefundamentalprinciplesinnature'sdesignofstrong,multi-functionalandsmartMaterialsbyfocusingontheassembly,deformation,stabilityandfailureofthematerials.Theseprinciplesshouldhavewideapplicationsinnotonlymaterialsciencesandmechanicalengineeringbutalsobiomedicalengineering.Forinstance,theknowledgeinMechanicalprinciplesofbiologicalmaterialsisveryhelpfulforaddressingsomemajorchallengesinmaterialsciencesandengineering.Theyalsohavethepotentialtoprovidequantitativeunderstandingabouthowforcesanddeformationaffecthumanbeing'shealth,diseasesandtreatmentattissue,cellularandmolecularlevels.

简介：Biologicalmaterialssuchasbone,tooth,andnacreareload-bearingnanocompositescomposedofmineralandprotein.Sincethemineralcrystalsoftenhaveslendergeometry,thenanocompositesaresusceptibletobuckleunderthecompressiveload.Inthispaper,weanalyzethelocalbucklingbehaviorsofthenanocompositestructureofthebiologicalmaterialsusingabeam-springmodelbywhichwecanconsiderplentyofmineralcrystalsandtheirinteractioninouranalysiscomparedwithexistingstudies.Weshowthatthereisatransitionofthebucklingbehaviorsfromalocalbucklingmodetoaglobalonewhenwecontinuouslyincreasetheaspectratioofmineral,leadingtoanincreaseofthebucklingstrengthwhichlevelsofftothestrengthofthecompositesreinforcedwithcontinuouscrystals.Wefindthatthecontactconditionatthemineraltipshasastrikingeffectonthelocalbucklingmodeatsmallaspectratio,buttheeffectdiminisheswhentheaspectratioislarge.Ouranalysesalsoshowthatthestaggeredarrangementofmineralplaysacentralroleinthestabilityofthebiologicalnanocomposites.