Strength of a weak bond connecting flexible polymer chains

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2439-2447

  Evans, Evan A ^a,b   Ritchie, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); ENERGY; FORCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032988663     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77399-6     Document Type: Article

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