Foam Structures with a Negative Poisson's Ratio
- 27 February 1987
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 235 (4792), 1038-1040
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.235.4792.1038
Abstract
A novel foam structure is presented, which exhibits a negative Poisson's ratio. Such a material expands laterally when stretched, in contrast to ordinary materials.Keywords
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