Skin, by nature, is very similar to the Rouquayrol-Denayrouze suit mentioned by Jules Verne in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: it allows "to risk (…) new physiological conditions without suffering any organic disorder". Mechanical cues, to the same extent as other environmental parameters, are such "new physiological conditions". Indeed, skin's primary function is to form a protective barrier to shield inner tissues from the external environment. This requires unique mechanical properties as well as the ability to sense mechanical cues from the environment in order to prevent or repair mechanical damages as well as to function as the primary mechanosensory interface of the whole body.

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人体量身定做的西装：皮肤作为机械界面。

从本质上说，皮肤与儒勒·凡尔纳在《海底两万个同盟》中提到的Rouquayrol-Denayrouze西装非常相似：它可以“冒险（……）新的生理状况而不会遭受任何器质性疾病”。在某种程度上，机械提示与其他环境参数一样，就是这种“新的生理条件”。实际上，皮肤的主要功能是形成保护性屏障，以保护内部组织免受外部环境的侵害。这需要独特的机械性能以及从环境中感应机械提示的能力，以防止或修复机械损坏以及充当整个人体的主要机械感觉界面。