ELASTICITY OF SEMIFLEXIBLE BIOPOLYMER NETWORKS

被引:868
作者
MACKINTOSH, FC
KAS, J
JANMEY, PA
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,DEPT PHYS,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
[2] HARVARD UNIV,BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP,SCH MED,DIV EXPTL MED,BOSTON,MA 02115
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.4425
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We develop a model for cross-linked gels and sterically entangled solutions of semiflexible biopolymers such as F-actin. Such networks play a crucial structural role in the cytoskeleton of cells. We show that the theologic properties of these networks can result from nonclassical rubber elasticity. This model can explain a number of elastic properties of such networks in vitro, including the concentration dependence of the storage modulus and yield strain.
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页码:4425 / 4428
页数:4
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