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Soft Machines That are Resistant to Puncture and That Self Seal
Author(s) -
Shepherd Robert F.,
Stokes Adam A.,
Nunes Rui M. D.,
Whitesides George M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201303175
Subject(s) - materials science , seal (emblem) , soft robotics , biomedical engineering , nanotechnology , artificial intelligence , computer science , medicine , robot , art , visual arts
A soft machine composed of a composite of elastomer and fibers resists puncture from sharp objects, and continues to operate even if punctured.