Fibrillar structure and elasticity of hydrating collagen: A quantitative multiscale approach

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 317, Issue , 2013, Pages 384-393

  Morin, Claire ^a   Hellmich, Christian ^a   Henits, Peter ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brillouin light scattering; Extrafibrillar space; Molecular collagen; Swelling; X ray diffraction spacing

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN; WATER;

COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; HYDRATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWELLING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; COLLAGENOUS TISSUE; EDEMA; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; EXTRAFIBRILLAR SPACE; EXTRAFIBRILLAR VOLUME; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHYDRATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TISSUES; VACUUM; VACUUM DRYING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; MACROPODIDAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; SHEAR STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 84872423988     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.09.026     Document Type: Article

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