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SUBMITTER: Browning AP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694314 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Browning Alexander P AP Woodhouse Francis G FG Simpson Matthew J MJ
Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 20190724 2227
Mechanical metamaterials are designed to enable unique functionalities, but are typically limited by an initial energy state and require an independent energy input to function repeatedly. Our study introduces a theoretical active mechanical metamaterial that incorporates a biological reaction mechanism to overcome this key limitation of passive metamaterials. Our material allows for reversible mechanical signal transmission, where energy is reintroduced by the biologically motivated reaction me ...[more]