Effect of chemical cross-linking on the mechanical properties of elastomeric peptides studied by single molecule force spectroscopy

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2118-2122

  Sbrana, Francesca ^a   Lorusso, Marina ^b   Canale, Claudio ^c   Bochicchio, Brigida ^b   Vassalli, Massimo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFM; Aggregation; Elastin; Elastomeric; Single molecule

Indexed keywords

AFM; AGGREGATION MECHANISM; AGGREGATION PROCESS; ANIMAL TISSUE; COMPLEX NETWORKS; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELASTIN; ELASTOMERIC; ELASTOMERIC PROTEINS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR BASIS; RATIONAL DESIGN; RETICULATED STRUCTURE; SINGLE FILAMENTS; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AGGLOMERATION; CROSSLINKING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; MOLECULES; PEPTIDES; TISSUE;

DIMERS;

ELASTIN; ELASTOMERIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; MECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PEPTIDES; POLYMERS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960244561     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.05.028     Document Type: Article

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