Atomistic modeling and mechanics of self-assembled organic nanotubes

International Journal of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 667-684

  Ruiz, Luis ^a   Keten, Sinan ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

fracture; hydrogen bond; mechanics; molecular dynamics; nanotube; organic; peptide; protein; Self assembly; strain rate

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC MODELING; BUILDING BLOCKES; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; CYCLIC PEPTIDES; DEFORMATION RATES; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; FAILURE PROCESS; GEOMETRY EFFECTS; HIGH STRAIN RATES; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LARGE-SCALE DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR TEMPLATE; ORGANIC; SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDES; SHEAR FAILURE; SHEAR LOADS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; WEAK INTERACTIONS;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMATERIALS; BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; MECHANICS; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTUBES; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STRAIN RATE;

HYDROGEN BONDS;

EID: 84855957498     PISSN: 17588251     EISSN: 1758826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1758825111001184     Document Type: Article

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