Towards brain-tissue-like biomaterials.

Towards brain-tissue-like biomaterials.

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Peer-reviewed

Repository URI

https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/310122

Repository DOI

https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.57207

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Authors

Axpe, Eneko

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-5306

Orive, Gorka

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0773-300X

Franze, Kristian

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8425-7297

Appel, Eric A

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2301-7126

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Biocompatible Materials, Biomechanical Phenomena, Brain, Humans, Research, Tissue Engineering

Journal Title

Nat Commun

Journal ISSN

2041-1723
2041-1723

Volume Title

11

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publisher DOI

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17245-x

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