Do liquid crystal-like flow processes occur in the supramolecular assembly of biological tissues?

被引:31
作者
Cowin, SC
机构
[1] New York Ctr Biomed Engn, New York, NY 10031 USA
[2] CUNY City Coll, Dept Engn Mech, New York, NY 10031 USA
[3] CUNY City Coll, Sch Engn, New York, NY 10031 USA
[4] CUNY Grad Sch & Univ Ctr, New York, NY 10031 USA
关键词
liquid crystals; developmental biology; supramolecular self-assembly procollagen; collagen; tendon;
D O I
10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.01.012
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
The hypothesis that analogues to liquid crystal flow processes occur in the supramolecular self-assembly processes of living biological tissues is reviewed. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:155 / 162
页数:8
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