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Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood

24 August 2018

When wood is stripped down to its grain and infused with gel, it becomes a strong yet flexible material that could be used in muscle implants and prosthetics

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Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood

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