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Cool as a Cucumber
Author(s) -
Craig Stephen L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200802334
Subject(s) - sea cucumber , stiffness , nanocomposite , architecture , materials science , dermis , composite material , computer science , biology , art , anatomy , visual arts , ecology
An inspired design : A new class of nanocomposites can reversibly switch its mechanical stiffness by up to three orders of magnitude in response to its environment. The architecture of the material is inspired by the dermis of the sea cucumber (see pictures), and the mechanically adaptable composites are potentially suitable for use in biomedical applications.