Persistence length of microtubules based on a continuum anisotropic shell model

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1227-1237

  Gao, Yuanwen ^a   Wang, Jizeng ^a,b   Gao, Huajian ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic functions; Anisotropic material; Biological material; Finite elements; Microstructures; Shells and membranes

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS; ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENTS; SHELLS AND MEMBRANES;

EXCITONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; RIGID STRUCTURES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TUBES (COMPONENTS); TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 77954950412     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2010.1476     Document Type: Article

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