Sugary interfaces mitigate contact damage where stiff meets soft

Autor: Hee Young Yoo, Mihaela Iordachescu, Jun Huang, Elise Hennebert, Sangsik Kim, Sangchul Rho, Mathias Foo, Patrick Flammang, Hongbo Zeng, Daehee Hwang, J. Herbert Waite, Dong Soo Hwang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11923
Popis: Robust attachment between living tissues and inert materials is challenging to achieve. Here, Hwang and co-workers look at the molecular level between tissue and embedded byssal threads of Atrina pectinata and how this affects tenacity, toughness, and robustness.
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