Cytoskeletal polymer networks: Viscoelastic properties are determined by the microscopic interaction potential of cross-links

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4725-4732

  Lieleg, O ^a,b   Schmoller, K M ^a   Claessens, M M A E ^a,c   Bausch, A R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; G ACTIN; POLYMER; ACTIN; MYOSIN SUBFRAGMENT; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VISCOELASTICITY; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; FLOW KINETICS; RABBIT; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN SUBFRAGMENTS; RABBITS; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 68949142883     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.038     Document Type: Article

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