A microstructurally informed model for the mechanical response of three-dimensional actin networks

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-418

  Kwon, R Y ^a   Lew, A J ^a   Jacobs, C R ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

74D05; 74E10; 74K10; 74S05

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 51649127033     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840801888686     Document Type: Article

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