Microscopic mechanics of biomolecules in living cells

Scientific Modeling and Simulation SMNS

Volumn 15, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 339-362

  Cleri, Fabrizio ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Biomolecules; Configurational entropy; Jarzynski identity; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY AND GENETICS; CELL BIOLOGY; CONDENSED MATTER; CONFIGURATIONAL ENTROPY; CYTOSKELETAL FILAMENTS; DNA TRANSCRIPTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; IN-VITRO; JARZYNSKI IDENTITY; KEY ISSUES; LIFE-SCIENCES; LIVING CELL; MECHANICAL FORCE; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MECHANOCHEMICALS; MODELLING METHOD; MOLECULAR MOTORS; NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; SOLID MECHANICS; THEORETICAL MODELS; VAN DER WAALS; WEAK FORCE;

ADHESION; BIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMOLECULES; CELL ADHESION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SPECIAL EFFECTS; STRESSES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 73449125475     PISSN: 18748554     EISSN: 18748562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10820-008-9104-2     Document Type: Article

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