Microrheological studies of regenerated silk fibroin solution by video microscopy

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2555-2562

  Raghu, A ^a   Somashekar, R ^b   Ananthamurthy, Sharath ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Microrheology; Particle tracking video microscopy; Silk fibroin solution; Viscoelastic properties; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; ELASTIC MODULI; IMAGING SYSTEMS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

MEAN SQUARED DISPLACEMENT (MSD); MICRORHEOLOGY; PARTICLE TRACKING VIDEO MICROSCOPY; SILK FIBROIN SOLUTION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 34548494649     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21252     Document Type: Article

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