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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kan Wang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Zhen Qian, Atlanta, GA (US);
Chun Zhang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Changsheng Wu, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ben Wang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mani A. Vannan, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for producing a model of a biological tissue, comprising a primary elastic material formed in the shape of an organ, and a secondary stiffener material embedded in the primary elastic material, wherein the secondary stiffener material is formed into a metamaterial design that increases the elastic modulus of the model in at least one predetermined direction. Models in accordance with embodiments mimic both the shape and mechanical properties of the organ they depict.