Reply to the correspondence: "On the fracture toughness of bioinspired ceramic materials"

TL;DR

This paper is a response to a discussion on the fracture toughness of bioinspired ceramics, addressing previous studies and clarifying their findings within the context of bioinspired ceramic material research.

Contribution

It provides a clarification and defense of the fracture toughness values reported in prior bioinspired ceramic studies, contributing to the ongoing scientific debate.

Findings

Clarifies the fracture toughness values of cited studies

Addresses the methodology of bioinspired ceramic toughness assessment

Engages in scientific discourse to refine understanding of bioinspired ceramics

Abstract

This is a reply to the correspondence of Prof. Robert Ritchie: "On the fracture toughness of bioinspired ceramic materials", submitted to Nature Materials, which discusses the fracture toughness values of the following papers: Bouville, F., Maire, E., Meille, S., Van de Moort\`ele, B., Stevenson, A. J., & Deville, S. (2014). Strong, tough and stiff bioinspired ceramics from brittle constituents. Nature Materials, 13(5), 508-514 and Le Ferrand, H., Bouville, F., Niebel, T. P., & Studart, A. R. (2015). Magnetically assisted slip casting of bioinspired heterogeneous composites. Nature Materials, 14(11), 1172-1172.