Beaded metamaterials.

Lauren Dreier, Trevor J Jones, Abigail Plummer, Andrej Košmrlj, P-T Brun

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Lauren DreierSchool of Architecture, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.

Trevor J JonesDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3233-0752

Abigail PlummerDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.

Andrej KošmrljDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-9200

P-T BrunDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. pierre-thomas.brun@kuleuven.be.

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) CMMI 2037097

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beading transforms flexible fiber networks into load-bearing structures by incorporating rigid, discrete elements in programmable weave patterns. Beaded assemblies function as mechanical metamaterials, where emergent mechanical behaviors arise from the interplay between geometry and material properties. Here, we investigate how this interplay governs the global mechanics of bead-thread networks. Using a combination of experiment and simple modeling, we identify conditions under which beaded structures undergo superjamming - a mechanically locked state that dramatically enhances load capacity. Our results show how potentially limiting factors such as gravity and friction can be leveraged to extend the domain of soft materials design into applications that demand rigidity.

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PMID40854879

DOI10.1038/s41467-025-61809-8

PMCPMC12379288

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