For an athlete to be able to generate 3000 Newton of ground reaction force the muscle - tendon complex — the functional unit within the muscle - skeleton system that combines
stiffness with elasticity while interfacing between the CNS and the sensorimotor system — needs to be able to tolerate a terrific amount of stress.
Not exact matches
The product that formed had properties of neither lignin nor rubber, but something in between,
with a combination of lignin's
stiffness and nitrile rubber's
elasticity.
In a collaborative effort
with UCLA Medical Centre, the goal of this project is to investigate cell nanomechanics, namely cell
stiffness or
elasticity, and related changes of the actin cytoskeleton as a potential biomarker for aggressive cancers.