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Mechanical properties

A One-Dimensional Continuum Elastic Model for Membrane-Embedded Gramicidin Dimer Dissociation

Joseph N. Stember, Olaf Andersen

published 04 Feb 2011

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Single Honeybee Silk Protein Mimics Properties of Multi-Protein Silk

Tara D. Sutherland, Jeffrey S. Church, Xiao Hu, Mickey G. Huson, David L. Kaplan, Sarah Weisman

published 02 Feb 2011

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A Rigidity-Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity: A Case for Linear Cationic α-Helical Peptide HP(2–20) and Its Four Analogues

Li Liu, Ying Fang, Qingsheng Huang, Jianhua Wu

published 24 Jan 2011

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Non-invasive Predictors of Human Cortical Bone Mechanical Properties: T₂-Discriminated ¹H NMR Compared with High Resolution X-ray

R. Adam Horch, Daniel F. Gochberg, Jeffry S. Nyman, Mark D. Does

published 21 Jan 2011

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Stiffness Gradients Mimicking In Vivo Tissue Variation Regulate Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate

Justin R. Tse, Adam J. Engler

published 05 Jan 2011

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Surprisingly Simple Mechanical Behavior of a Complex Embryonic Tissue

Michelangelo von Dassow, James A. Strother, Lance A. Davidson

published 28 Dec 2010

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Complexity of the Tensegrity Structure for Dynamic Energy and Force Distribution of Cytoskeleton during Cell Spreading

Ting-Jung Chen, Chia-Ching Wu, Ming-Jer Tang, Jong-Shin Huang, Fong-Chin Su

published 21 Dec 2010

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Soft Substrates Promote Homogeneous Self-Renewal of Embryonic Stem Cells via Downregulating Cell-Matrix Tractions

Farhan Chowdhury, Yanzhen Li, Yeh-Chuin Poh, Tamaki Yokohama-Tamaki, Ning Wang, Tetsuya S. Tanaka

published 13 Dec 2010

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Bioprospecting Finds the Toughest Biological Material: Extraordinary Silk from a Giant Riverine Orb Spider

Ingi Agnarsson, Matjaž Kuntner, Todd A. Blackledge

published 16 Sep 2010

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Soft Matrices Suppress Cooperative Behaviors among Receptor-Ligand Bonds in Cell Adhesion

Jin Qian, Huajian Gao

published 23 Aug 2010

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Adaptation to Delayed Force Perturbations in Reaching Movements

Noa Levy, Assaf Pressman, Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi, Amir Karniel

published 11 Aug 2010

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Fluidization and Resolidification of the Human Bladder Smooth Muscle Cell in Response to Transient Stretch

Cheng Chen, Ramaswamy Krishnan, Enhua Zhou, Aruna Ramachandran, Dhananjay Tambe, Kavitha Rajendran, Rosalyn M. Adam, Linhong Deng, Jeffrey J. Fredberg

published 06 Aug 2010

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α5β1 Integrin-Fibronectin Interactions Specify Liquid to Solid Phase Transition of 3D Cellular Aggregates

Carlos E. Caicedo-Carvajal, Troy Shinbrot, Ramsey A. Foty

published 29 Jul 2010

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