Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Towards brain-tissue-like biomaterials

  • Eneko Axpe,
  • Gorka Orive,
  • Kristian Franze,
  • Eric A. Appel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17245-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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Many biomaterials have been developed which aim to match the elastic modulus of the brain for improved interfacing. However, other properties such as ultimate toughness, tensile strength, poroviscoelastic responses, energy dissipation, conductivity, and mass diffusivity also need to be considered.