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Experiment with creating your own viscoelastic material using household items. Then read how properties such as elastic modulus and yield strength are used to select the best materials for use in temporary medical implants.
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NGSS: HS-PS1-3; HS-PS2-6
Keywords: Chemistry; Viscosity; Elasticity; Polymers; Physics; Solids; Liquids; Biomedical; Engineering; Elastic Modulus; Yield Strength; Medicine