Sugary interfaces mitigate contact damage where stiff meets soft

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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Main Authors: 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
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/97a2671f5ddd4a00b931bba0782428c6
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