Active gel physics

Nature Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 111-117

  Prost, J ^a,b   Julicher F ^c   Joanny, J F ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

^d PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CROSSLINKED; LIVING SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MOLECULAR MOTORS; MOLECULAR SCALE; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 84925936290     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3224     Document Type: Review

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