A plant's burrs and their hooks offer a solution to stiffness issues in surgical sutures used to connect tendons to bone. https://t.co/0bPwgyeQt5
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“A discrete shear lag model of the mechanics of hitchhiker plants, and its prospective application to tendon-to-bone repair” Read the study abstract at https://t.co/r6aHvIaxJz 🔒 @RSocPublishing #NIAMSFunded @WUSTL
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RT @medical_xpress: Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone @wustl @RSocPublishing https://t.co/bQr1d7…
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RT @medical_xpress: Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone @wustl @RSocPublishing https://t.co/bQr1d7…