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physics.bio-ph2018★ 229 cited
Biopolymers: life's mechanical scaffolds
Federica Burla, Yuval Mulla, Bart E. Vos +2
The cells and tissues that make up our body juggle contradictory mechanical demands. It is crucial for their survival to be able to withstand large mechanical loads, but it is equa…
cond-mat.soft2018★ 78 cited
Stress management in composite biopolymer networks
Federica Burla, Justin Tauber, Simone Dussi +2
Living tissues show an extraordinary adaptiveness to strain, which is crucial for their proper biological functioning. The physical origin of this mechanical behaviour has been wid…