Two plateau moduli for actin gels

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 7396-7400

  Maggs, A C ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 0001482799     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.7396     Document Type: Article

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