| dc.contributor.author | Chibinyani, Munashe Ignatius | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dzogbewu, Thywill Cephas | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maringa, Maina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muiruri, Amos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-25T20:18:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-25T20:18:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Munashe Ignatius Chibinyani, Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu, Maina Maringa & Amos Muiruri (2025) Natural cellular structures in engineering designs built via additive manufacturing, Materials Technology, 40:1, 2443211, DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2024.2443211 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1066-7857 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1080/10667857.2024.2443211 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.mut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6697 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Natural cellular structures inspire numerous engineering applications due to their lightweight
and good load-bearing capabilities. Variations in their structural configurations result in diverse
mechanical properties, rendering them ideal for bioinspired designs. This review explores the
occurrence, properties, and applications of cellular structures in nature and their engineering
counterparts built via additive manufacturing (AM). Additive manufacturing technologies
enable replication of natural cellular structures with enhanced geometrical complexity.
However, they face challenges associated with scale-based geometrical constraints and minimum
printable size of various features. Current constraints and techniques for overcoming
these challenges, including advancements in nanotechnology, multiscale modelling, novel
biomimetic designs, and improved mechanical testing methods are discussed in this paper.
It is noted in the paper that it becomes increasingly possible with these advancements to
optimise bioinspired engineering parts for complicated applications. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cellular structures; bioinspired designs; additive manufacturing; hierarchical structures; biological tissues; mechanical properties | en_US |
| dc.title | Natural cellular structures in engineering designs built via additive manufacturing | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
