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ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Enhanced Fracture Energy and Toughness of UV-Curable Resin Using Flax Fiber Composite Laminates.

Mingwen Ou, Huan Li, Dequan Tan, Yizhen Peng, Hao Zhong, Linmei Wu, Wubin Shan

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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Mingwen OuDepartment of Automotive Engineering, Hunan Electrical College of Technology, Xiangtan 411101, China.
Huan LiThe School of Environmental Art and Architecture, Changsha Environmental Protection Vocational College, Changsha 410004, China.
Dequan TanSchool of Intelligent Equipment and Manufacturing, Hunan Electrical College of Technology, Xiangtan 411101, China.
Yizhen PengDepartment of Automotive Engineering, Hunan Electrical College of Technology, Xiangtan 411101, China.
Hao ZhongDepartment of Automotive Engineering, Hunan Electrical College of Technology, Xiangtan 411101, China.
Linmei WuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9633-7411
Wubin ShanDepartment of Automotive Engineering, Hunan Electrical College of Technology, Xiangtan 411101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3992-4388

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2023JJ60176Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2024JJ8109Scientific research project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education 22B0956Scientific research project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education 24B0974Xiangtan science and technology planning project CG-YB20240004
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Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) curable resins are widely used in photopolymerization-based 3D printing due to their rapid curing and compatibility with high-resolution processes. However, their brittleness and limited mechanical performance restrict their applicability, particularly in impact-resistant high-performance 3D-printed structures. Inspired by the mantis shrimp's exceptional energy absorption and impact resistance, attributed to its helicoidal fiber architecture, we developed a Bouligand flax fiber-reinforced composite laminate. By constructing biomimetic helicoidal composites based on Bouligand arrangements, the mechanical performance of flax fiber-reinforced UV-curable resin was systematically investigated. The influence of flax fiber orientation was assessed using mechanical testing combined with the digital image correlation (DIC) method. The results demonstrate that a 45° interlayer angle of flax fiber significantly enhanced the fracture energy of the resin from 1.67 KJ/m

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biomimetic structurecomposite materialDIC analysisflax fibermechanical performanceUV-curable resin

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PMCPMC12838550

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