Broad Audience Title
How does the length of a ribbon impact how it will bundle with other ribbons?
Scientific Title
The Impact of Geometric Properties on the Assembly of Mesoscale Polymer Filaments
Renewable Energy
2021
Executive Summary
Polymer ribbons (that are like rope) are structures that can helpful for repairing tendon tears and other ligament based injuries. Though they are looked as possible alternatives to tissue engineering solutions, there is still so much research to be done to understand them. So, I am working with seeing how these ribbons bundle together (like rope) with respect to the length of these ribbons.
Problem Keywords
polymer ribbon
tissue
flexibility
Scientific Keywords
geometric properties
mesoscale filament
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