Hard to be killed: Load-bearing capacity of the leech Hirudo nipponia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.07.001
Abstract: With the evolution for several millions of years, leeches have developed a perfect capability to resist mechanical loads, which provides many inspirations to engineer new materials and new devices. To uncover the mechanism of its… read more here.
Keywords: killed load; hirudo nipponia; hard killed; leech hirudo ... See more keywords
Spatio-Temporal Changes of Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Stiffness in the Development of the Leech Hirudo verbana
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415953
Abstract: The invertebrate leech Hirudo verbana represents a powerful experimental animal model for improving the knowledge about the functional interaction between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and cells within the tissue microenvironment (TME), and the key role… read more here.
Keywords: extracellular matrix; leech; stiffness; development ... See more keywords