Stress-Strain Experiments on Individual Collagen Fibrils

Zhilei Liu Shen; Mohammad Reza Dodge; H. Kahn; Roberto Ballarini; Steven J. Eppell

doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.124602

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FibrilMaterials scienceStrain (injury)StiffnessComposite materialToughnessCollagen fibrilBiophysicsAnatomy

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 95
Issue: 8
Pages: 3956-3963
Citations: 302
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                                    Zhilei Liu Shen, 
                                
                                    Mohammad Reza Dodge, 
                                
                                    H. Kahn
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Stress-Strain Experiments on Individual Collagen Fibrils. 
                            Biophysical Journal
                            , 95
                            (8)
                            , 3956-3963.
                            https://doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.107.124602
                        

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DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.124602