Fracture mechanics characterises fibre entanglement

Abstract Entanglement in fibrous materials strongly affects their mechanical performance, yet quantitative experimental characterisation of entanglement has proved elusive. The widely used hook-drop test is known to be inadequate to evaluate entanglement. Here, we directly demonstrate its shortcomin...

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Main Authors: Barty Wardell, Benjamin Russell, Shuvrangsu Das, Angkur Jyoti Dipanka Shaikeea, Vikram Sudhir Deshpande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-025-00824-0
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