Biocompatible liquid-crystal elastomers mimic the intervertebral disc
Rajib K. Shaha, Daniel R. Merkel, Mitchell P. Anderson, Emily J. Devereaux, Ravi R. Patel, Amir Hossein Harati Nejad Torbati, Nick J. Willett, Christopher M. Yakacki, Carl P. Frick
2020Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials72 citationsDOI
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ElastomerMaterials scienceMesogenAnisotropyBiomedical engineeringBiocompatible materialLiquid crystalSelf-healing hydrogelsSoft tissueComposite materialLiquid crystallineOptoelectronicsOpticsPolymer chemistrySurgeryMedicinePhysicsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPolymer composites and self-healingPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties