Lhadi, S.; Ahzi, S.; Rémond, Y.; Nikolov, S. D.; Fabritius, H.-O.: Effects of homogenization technique and introduction of interfaces in a multiscale approach to predict the elastic properties of arthropod cuticle. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 23, pp. 103 - 116 (2013)
Fabritius, H.; Karsten, E. S.; Balasundaram, K.; Hild, S.; Huemer, K.; Raabe, D.: Correlation of structure, composition and local mechanical properties in the dorsal carapace of the edible crab Cancer pagurus. 11, pp. 766 - 776 (2012)
Maniruzzaman, M.; Rahman, M. A.; Gafur, M. A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Modification of pineapple leaf fibers and graft copolymerization of acrylonitrile onto modified fibers. Journal of Composite Materials 46, pp. 79 - 90 (2012)
Van Opdenbosch, D.; Johannes, M.; Wu, X.; Fabritius, H.; Zollfrank, C.: Fabrication of high-temperature resistant threedimensional photonic crystals with tunable photonic properties by biotemplating. 4, pp. 516 - 522 (2012)
Fabritius, H.; Sachs, C.; Romano, P.; Raabe, D.: Influence of structural principles on the mechanics of a biological fiber-based composite material with hierarchical organization: The exoskeleton of the lobster Homarus americanus. Advanced Materials 21, pp. 391 - 400 (2009)
Al-Sawalmih, A.; Li, C.; Siegel, S.; Fabritius, H.; Yi, S. B.; Raabe, D.; Fratzl, P.; Paris, O.: Microtexture and Chitin/Calcite Orientation Relationship in the Mineralized Exoskeleton of the American Lobster. Advanced Functional Materials 18 (20), pp. 3307 - 3314 (2008)
Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Influence of the microstructure on deformation anisotropy of mineralized cuticle from the lobster Homarus americanus. Journal of Structural Biology 161, pp. 120 - 132 (2008)
Boßelmann, F.; Romano, P.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: The composition of the exoskeleton of two crustacea: The American lobster Homarus americanus and the edible crab Cancer pagurus. Thermochimica Acta 463 (1-2), pp. 65 - 68 (2007)
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Enabling a ‘hydrogen economy’ requires developing fuel cells satisfying economic constraints, reasonable operating costs and long-term stability. The fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity by recombining water from H2 and O2, allowing to generate environmentally-friendly power for e.g. cars or houses…
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.
Magnetic properties of magnetocaloric materials is of utmost importance for their functional applications. In this project, we study the magnetic properties of different materials with the final goal to discover new magnetocaloric materials more suited for practical applications.