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From slug slime to medical adhesive: how one BME alum looks to nature for engineering inspiration

Published
May 15, 2019
This tough gel can stretch 20 times its length without breaking, which is more than what the most resilient rubber band can do.

Ben Freedman ’11 looks to nature to inspire engineering solutions.

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