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Ladder polymer ‘unzipped’ with a pull
Polyladderene transformed to polyacetylene using mechanochemistry
Magnetic microbot traps single cell
Origami boxes capture and release yeast cell using energy from a magnetic field
Small data unpicks complex interactions
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Self-destructing material mimics nature
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