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On the tear resistance of skin

Tear resistance is of vital importance in the various functions of skin, especially protection from predatorial attack. Here, we mechanistically quantify the extreme tear resistance of skin and identify the underlying structural features, which lead to its sophisticated failure mechanisms. We explai...

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Autores principales: Yang, Wen, Sherman, Vincent R., Gludovatz, Bernd, Schaible, Eric, Stewart, Polite, Ritchie, Robert O., Meyers, Marc A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4389263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25812485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7649