Flow chart illustrating the mechanism of action of the tapeworm-inspired tissue anchoring mechanism. (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Flow chart illustrating the mechanism of action of the tapeworm-inspired tissue anchoring mechanism.

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Flow chart illustrating the mechanism of action of the tapeworm-inspired tissue anchoring mechanism.  Upon contact with a tissue surface (in this case, the intestinal lining), the small protruding trigger posts (top right image) are depressed, rapidly deploying the curved array of hooks which penetrate the tissue surface (right bottom three images).

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Harvard SEAS

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