Linking genetics and mechanics in structural protein materials: A case study of an Alport syndrome mutation in tropocollagen

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 755-770

  Srinivasan, Maya ^a,b   Uzel, Sebastien G M ^a   Gautieri, Alfonso ^a,c   Keten, Sinan ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alport Syndrome; breakdown; defects; failure; flaws; genetic disease; materiomics; Nanomechanics; protein material

Indexed keywords

ALPORT SYNDROME; BREAKDOWN; FAILURE; FLAWS; GENETIC DISEASE; MATERIOMICS;

AMINO ACIDS; AUDITION; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CHROMOSOMES; COLLAGEN; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HISTOLOGY; MATERIALS; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NANOMECHANICS; TISSUE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77957694787     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: 17413028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286510374550     Document Type: Article

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