Physical virology

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 733-743

  Roos, W H ^a   Bruinsma, R ^b   Wuite, G J L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; ELASTIC MODULI; GENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OSMOSIS; PROTEINS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; VIRUSES;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; DEFORMATION AND FAILURES; EFFECTIVE YOUNG'S MODULUS; FORCE - DEFORMATION CURVES; IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS; MACROSCOPIC MATERIALS; NANO-INDENTATION MEASUREMENTS; REVERSIBLE SELF ASSEMBLIES;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 77957578113     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1797     Document Type: Article

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