Auxetic membranes: Paradoxical replacement tissue for medicine
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
A material that thickens when you pull on it seems to contradict the laws of physics. However, the so-called auxetic effect, which also occurs in nature, is interesting for a number of applications. A new Empa study recently published in Nature Communications shows how this amazing behavior can be improved—and even used to treat injuries and tissue damage.