Mechanical properties of collagen fibrils

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1255-1263

  Wenger, Marco P E ^a   Bozec, Laurent ^a   Horton, Michael A ^a   Mesquidaz, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG MODULUS;

RATTUS;

EID: 34548246510     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.103192     Document Type: Article

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