In vitro fracture testing of submicron diameter collagen fibril specimens

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1986-1995

  Shen, Zhilei Liu ^a   Dodge, Mohammad Reza ^a   Kahn, Harold ^b   Ballarini, Roberto ^b   Eppell, Steven J ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 77957325775     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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