Auxetic metamaterials and structures: a review

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 23001 - 23038
• Main Authors: Ren, Xin, Das, Raj, Tran, Phuong, Ngo, Tuan Duc, Xie, Yi Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.02.2018
• Subjects: auxetic; metamaterial; negative Poisson's ratio; structure

Materials and structures with negative Poisson's ratio exhibit a counter-intuitive behaviour. Under uniaxial compression (tension), these materials and structures contract (expand) transversely. The materials and structures that possess this feature are also termed as 'auxetics'. Many...