The computational design of a composite where the properties of its constituents change gradually within a unit cell can be successfully achieved by means of a material design method that combines topology optimization ...

Introduction To determine and compare thresholds of cutaneous sensitivity of lower extremities in diabetic patients with an ulcer on only one lower extremity Methods and Materials The study group included 20 patients with ...

This paper evaluates the effect that different imposed crystal symmetries have on the topology design of two-phase isotropic elastic composites ruled by the target of attaining extreme theoretical properties. Extreme ...

Throughout history, society has dealt with climate variability and its extreme events, which interfere in several aspects that involve its well-being and population survival. Among the climatic variables, precipitation is ...

Phytoremediation is a promising technology to tackle boron toxicity, which restricts agricultural activities in many arid and semi-arid areas. Puccinellia frigida is a perennial grass that was reported to hyperaccumulate ...

A topology optimization technique based on the topological derivative and the level set function is utilized to design/synthesize the microstructure of a pentamode material for an acoustic cloaking device. The technique ...