Hydration and distance dependence of intermolecular shearing between collagen molecules in a model microfibril

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2079-2083

  Gautieri, Alfonso ^a,b   Pate, Monica I ^a,c   Vesentini, Simone ^b   Redaelli, Alberto ^b   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Deformation; Failure; Hydrogen bond; Microfibril; Nanomechanics; Steered molecular dynamics; Stick slip; Tendon; Triple helix; Water bridge

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE FORCE; CHARACTERISTIC SURFACES; COLLAGEN MOLECULES; COLLAGEN TISSUE; DRY CONDITION; FIBRIL ELONGATION; FORCE TRANSMISSION; H-BONDS; IN-VACUUM; INTERMOLECULAR DISTANCE; LUBRICATING EFFECT; MICROFIBRIL; ROLE OF WATER; SHEARING FORCE; STEERED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TRANSFER OF LOAD; TRIPLE HELIXES; WATER BRIDGES; WATER LAYERS;

COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; DEFORMATION; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOMECHANICS; SHEARING; SLIP FORMING; STICK-SLIP; TENDONS; TISSUE;

MOLECULES;

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FIBER; FORCE; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SOLVATION;

ANIMALS; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SHEAR STRENGTH; WATER; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84864105265     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.05.047     Document Type: Article

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