Sea-Cucumber Skin Inspires New Material (2 of 4) (IMAGE)

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Sea-Cucumber Skin Inspires New Material (2 of 4)

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Sea cucumbers inspired the design of stimuli-responsive polymer nanocomposites with adaptive mechanical properties. This image relates to an article that appeared in the March 7, 2008, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jeffrey Capadona and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, was titled "Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Nanocomposites Inspired by the Sea Cucumber Dermis."

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Image courtesy of Fred Carpenter

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