A comparison of the mechanical and structural properties of fibrin fibers with other protein fibers

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-181

  Guthold, M ^a   Liu, W ^a   Sparks, E A ^a   Jawerth, L M ^b   Peng, L ^a   Falvo, M ^c   Superfine, R ^d   Hantgan, R R ^e   Lord, S T ^f  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin filament; Breaking strain; Collagen; Elastin; Extensibility; Fibrillin; Fibrin fiber; Fibronectin; Intermediate filament; Keratin; Microtubules; Mussel byssus; Myofibrils; Resilin; Rupture strain; Spider silk; Stiffness; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CHICKENS; DISULFIDES; ELASTICITY; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ARANEAE;

EID: 36949024693     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-007-9001-4     Document Type: Review

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