Mechanics of F-Actin Characterized with Microfabricated Cantilevers

2002/11/01 by Xiumei Liu, Gerald H. Pollack · 20 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Actin #Biology #Biophysics #Cantilever #Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies #Cellular Mechanics and Interactions #Chemistry #Composite material #Compression (physics) #Elasticity (physics) #Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications #Materials science #Myocyte #Persistence length #Physics #Polymer #Protein filament #Sarcomere #Stiffness #Tension (geology) #Thermodynamics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75280-6

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