Muscle mimic

Elliot L. Chaikof
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Elliot L. Chaikof: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA, and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. echaiko@emory.edu

Nature, 2010, vol. 465, issue 7294, 44-45

Abstract: An elastic polymer has been made whose molecular structure mimics that of titin, a protein found in muscle. The resulting material is tough, stretchy and dissipates energy — just like muscle itself.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1038/465044a

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