Enoki‐Inspired Microfibers and Extracellular Matrix Enhance Biaxially Interlocking Interfaces
Enoki-Inspired Microfibers In article number 2400193, Jingwei Xie and co-workers develop a biaxially interlocking interface inspired by diverse natural structures. It connects electrostatically flocked substrates and strengthens mechanical integrity with enoki-shaped microfibers and deposited extracellular matrix. This interface shows potential for engineering interfacial tissues, modeling tissue interfaces, exploring tissue-tissue interactions, and enabling tissue bridging or binding.
Authors
- Zheng Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5968-0934)
- Yizhu Xiao
- Jingwei Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8126-1397)
- Dong-Hee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5979-0148)
- Zishuo Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1727-8538)
- Huy Quang Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-1351)
- Navatha Shreem Polavaram
- SM Shatil Shahriar
Institutions
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Structures
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202470050
- Primary Topic
- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00