Compressive force generation by a bundle of living biofilaments

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Ramachandran, Sanoop ^a   Ryckaert, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; COMPRESSIONAL FORCE; COMPRESSIVE FORCES; CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; CONTOUR LENGTH FLUCTUATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROTEINS;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84903362249     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4817193     Document Type: Article

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