Inverse poroelasticity as a fundamental mechanism in biomechanics and mechanobiology
How soft tissues respond to mechanical load is essential to their biological function. Here, the authors discover that – contrary to predictions of poroelasticity – fluid mobility in collagenous tissues induces drastic volume decrease with tensile loading and pronounced chemo-mechanical coupling....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00801-3 |