Atomistic-based continuum constitutive relation for microtubules: Elastic modulus prediction

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 607-618

  Jiang, Hanqing ^a   Jiang, Liying ^b   Posner, Jonathan D ^a   Vogt, Bryan D ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atomistic based; Continuum constitutive relation; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTATION THEORY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROTEINS;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; ATOMISTIC-BASED; BULK MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; INTERATOMIC POTENTIAL; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICROTUBULES;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 47249126895     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-008-0247-5     Document Type: Article

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