Liquid crystal domains and thixotropy of filamentous actin suspensions.
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Liquid crystal domains and thixotropy of filamentous actin suspensions.
The thixotropic properties of filamentous actin suspensions were examined by a step-function shearing protocol. Samples of purified filamentous actin were sheared at 0.2 sec-1 in a cone and plate rheometer. We noted a sharp stress overshoot upon the initiation of shear, indicative of a gel state, and a nearly instantaneous drop to zero stress upon cessation of shear. Stress-overshoot recovery w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.11.4241