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Engineers at Leeds University and Imperial College London have developed a load-bearing material that mimics human cartilage.
Researchers believe the new material could be used for a wide range of engineering purposes, including the potential for a new generation of lightweight bearings.
Cartilage a soft fibrous tissue found around joints that provides protection from compressive loading generated by walking, running or lifting is a bi-phasic porous material that exists in solid and fluid phases. It switches to its fluid phase by absorbing synovial fluid, a viscous substance produced in the joints.
This fluid lubricates the joints and when held in the porous matrix of the cartilage also provides a hydroelastic cushion against compressive forces. Because cartilage is porous, the synovial fluid eventually drains away and helps dissipate the energy forces travelling through the body, which protects joints from wear and t
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IMAGE: The image shows the interface between the hydrogel (left-hand side) and the PDMS (on the right-hand side). The images was taken at 100,000 times magnification. Credit: University of Leeds. view more
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Inspired by nature, the researchers developing a new load-bearing material
Engineers have developed a new material that mimics human cartilage - the body s shock absorbing and lubrication system, and it could herald the development of a new generation of lightweight bearings.
Cartilage is a soft fibrous tissue found around joints which provides protection from the compressive loading generated by walking, running or lifting. It also provides a protective, lubricating layer allowing bones to pass over one another in a frictionless way. For years, scientists have been trying to create a synthetic material with the properties of cartilage.
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Has there ever before been a weekend the likes of which we’ve just experienced in the province of Ontario? If there has been, I can’t remember it.
On Friday, Premier Doug Ford emerged from a marathon cabinet meeting to announce a series of measures designed to prevent COVID-19 from spreading more than it already has, which is a lot. Remember last summer when we had 200 positive tests a day (or fewer)? Now we’ve gone several days in a row with the positive case count north of 4,000. It’s shocking how virulent this third wave has been.
But remarkably, Ford’s announcement seemed only to infuriate all sides of the COVID-19 debate. Those seeking progress on the public-health side of things were incredulous that Ford was going to continue to allow big-box stores to remain open along with densely populated big businesses, which have proved to be great places for the virus to run rampant.