Nonlinear elasticity in biological gels

Cornelis Storm; Jennifer J. Pastore; F. C. MacKintosh; T. C. Lubensky; Paul A. Janmey

doi:10.1038/nature03521

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CytoskeletonElasticity (physics)IsotropyBiophysicsMaterials scienceNanotechnologyChemistryBiologyComposite materialPhysicsCell

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 435
Issue: 7039
Pages: 191-194
Citations: 1634
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                                    Cornelis Storm, 
                                
                                    Jennifer J. Pastore, 
                                
                                    F. C. MacKintosh
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Nonlinear elasticity in biological gels. 
                            Nature
                            , 435
                            (7039)
                            , 191-194.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03521
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature03521