Cooperativity governs the size and structure of biological interfaces

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2778-2783

  Qin, Zhao ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Composite; Cooperativity; Engineering; Interface; Mechanics; Structure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL INTERFACE; COOPERATIVITY; GECKO FEET; GENERAL MODEL; INTERACTING ELEMENTS; MACROSCOPIC LEVELS; NATURAL INTERFACES; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SPIDER SILKS; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; UNIVERSAL SCALING LAWS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPHYSICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

ADHESIVE AGENT; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYAPATITE; KERATIN;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BIOMECHANICS; CATERPILLAR; CELL ADHESION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MATERIAL STATE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLIC RATE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PENGUIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SPIDER; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COLLAGEN; DURAPATITE; LEPIDOPTERA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; REPTILES; SILK; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84868344028     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.043     Document Type: Article

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