Soft skeletons transmit force with variable gearing

Abstract excerpt

<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> A hydrostatic skeleton allows a soft body to transmit muscular force via internal pressure. A human’s tongue, an octopus’ arm, and a nematode’s body illustrate the pervasive presence of hydrostatic skeletons among animals, which has inspired the design of soft engineered actuators. However, there is a need for a theoretical basis for understanding how hydrostatic skeletons apply mechanical work....

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• Caenorhabditis elegans
• Crustacea
• Evolution, Molecular
• Genetic Speciation
• Genetic Variation
• Muscle, Skeletal
• Mutation
• Predatory Behavior

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Literature Corpus work

8bb29c15-2ae5-5348-819b-093f816c3658

DOI

10.1101/2024.03.28.587271