The micromechanics of three-dimensional collagen-I gels

Complexity

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 22-28

  Stein, Andrew M ^a   Vader, David A ^b   Weitz, David A ^b   Sander, Leonard M ^c  

^a NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Collagen; Strain stiffening

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952742718     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: 10990526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.20332     Document Type: Article

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