Yanli Sun1, Huikai Zhang1, Ilya B Zavodnik2

  • 1Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.

Heliyon
|September 12, 2024
PubMed
概括

道纳米管 (TNT) 是用于货物运输的细胞连接. 这项研究揭示了由不同的机制形成的TNT具有相似的机械性质,受大小,细胞骨和细胞外基质的影响.

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