Statistical approach to the unfolding of mechanically stressed biopolymers

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 603-606

  Jhon, M H ^a,b   Chrzan, D C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DISCRETE DOMAINS; LENGTH SCALE; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; STATISTICAL MODELS;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; TENSILE STRAIN;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADHESIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; BIOPOLYMER; CONNECTIN;

ARTICLE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 68949217191     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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