ReviewNature2009
Biomaterial systems for mechanosensing and actuation.
Review in Nature, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
126 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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66 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
2 authors.
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Abstract
Living organisms use composite materials for various functions, such as mechanical support, protection, motility and the sensing of signals. Although the individual components of these materials may have poor mechanical qualities, they form composites of polymers and minerals with a remarkable variety of functional properties. Researchers are now using these natural systems as models for artificial mechanosensors and actuators, through studying both natural structures and their interactions with the environment. In addition to inspiring the design of new materials, analysis of natural structures on this basis can provide insight into evolutionary constraints on structure-function relationships in living organisms and the variety of structural solutions that emerged from these constraints.
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