Crosslinked actin networks show liquid crystal elastomer behaviour, including soft-mode elasticity

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 354-360

  Dalhaimer, Paul ^a,b   Discher, Dennis E ^b,c   Lubensky, Tom C ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PLASTICS; SHEAR FLOW;

ACTIN FILAMENT; COMPRESSION AND SHEAR; CROSSLINKER LENGTH; LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS; OUTER HAIR CELL; SIMULATED NETWORKS; SOUND PROPAGATION; STRESS STRAIN BEHAVIOURS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 34247881771     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys567     Document Type: Article

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