New material yields soft, elastic objects that feel like human tissue

Researchers in the labs of Christopher Bates, an assistant professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara, and Michael Chabinyc, a professor of materials and chair of the department, have teamed to develop the first 3-D-printable "bottlebrush" elastomer. The new material results in printed objects that have unusual softness and elasticity—mechanical properties that closely resemble those of human tissue.

AFM images of a mould of wet human skin taken at (a) lower and (b)

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Schematic view of the cross-section of human skin showing the distinct

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