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Getting a grip with kirigami

An implantable stent inspired by kirigami has been developed and integrated with a fluidically driven soft actuator to deliver drugs to tubular organs in the body such as the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts.

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Fig. 1: A kirigami-inspired stent for delivery of drugs to luminal organs.

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Teleki, A., Artursson, P. Getting a grip with kirigami. Nat. Mater. 20, 1043–1044 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01067-3

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