Tuning the elastic modulus of hydrated collagen fibrils

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2985-2992

  Grant, Colin A ^a   Brockwell, David J ^a   Radford, Sheena E ^a   Thomson, Neil H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COLLAGEN FIBER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TROPOCOLLAGEN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELASTICITY; HYDRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; YOUNG MODULUS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 72549110349     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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