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Foam structures with a negative poisson's ratio

Science (1987) 235(4792) 1038-1040
DOI: 10.1126/science.235.4792.1038
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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.

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Lakes, R. (1987). Foam structures with a negative poisson’s ratio. Science, 235(4792), 1038–1040. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.235.4792.1038

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