Small strain topological effects of biopolymer networks with rigid cross-links

IUTAM Bookseries

Volumn 16, Issue , 2010, Pages 161-169

  Zagar G ^a   Onck, P R ^a   Van Der Giessen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC SHEAR; MESH SIZE; NETWORK PARAMETERS; SMALL STRAINS; TOPOLOGICAL EFFECTS; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE;

BIOPOLYMERS; STIFFNESS; TISSUE; TOPOLOGY;

BIOMOLECULES;

EID: 84862539443     PISSN: 18753507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3348-2_13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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