# Engineering tunable catch bonds with DNA - Nature Communications

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> Engineering tunable catch bonds with DNA - Nature Communications.  
> Biological catch bonds counter-intuitively strengthen when pulled. Here, the authors present tuneable artificial catch bonds made from DNA for the study of biomimetic adhesion and the creation of force-strengthening materials.

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[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52749-w](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52749-w)

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