ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2022
Hexagonal Voronoi pattern detected in the microstructural design of the echinoid skeleton.
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- The microarchitectural variability in the echinoid skeleton: a 3D geometrical and stiffness characterization ofRoyal Society open science · 2025Article
- Composite material in the sea urchinJournal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Stress-Adaptive Stiffening Structures Inspired by Diatoms: A Parametric Solution for Lightweight Surfaces.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Devonian crinoid with a diamond microlattice.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Echinoid skeleton: an insight on the species-specific pattern of theJournal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Hexagonal Voronoi pattern detected in the microstructural design of the echinoid skeleton.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2022Article
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Abstract
Repeated polygonal patterns are pervasive in natural forms and structures. These patterns provide inherent structural stability while optimizing strength-per-weight and minimizing construction costs. In echinoids (sea urchins), a visible regularity can be found in the endoskeleton, consisting of a lightweight and resistant micro-trabecular meshwork (stereom). This foam-like structure follows an intrinsic geometrical pattern that has never been investigated. This study aims to analyse and describe it by focusing on the boss of tubercles-spine attachment sites subject to strong mechanical stresses-in the common sea urchin
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