Biomimetic and Live Medusae Reveal the Mechanistic Advantages of a Flexible Bell Margin

• Sean P. Colin ,

  * E-mail: scolin@rwu.edu

  Affiliations Marine Biology/Environmental Sciences, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America, Whitman Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• John H. Costello,

  Affiliations Whitman Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America, Biology Department, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

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• John O. Dabiri,

  Affiliation Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories and Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America

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• Alex Villanueva,

  Affiliation Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

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• John B. Blottman,

  Affiliation Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America

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• Brad J. Gemmell,

  Affiliation Whitman Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Shashank Priya

  Affiliation Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

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