Semiflexible Biopolymers in Bundled Arrangements
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Semiflexible Biopolymers in Bundled Arrangements
Bundles and networks of semiflexible biopolymers are key elements in cells, lending them mechanical integrity while also enabling dynamic functions. Networks have been the subject of many studies, revealing a variety of fundamental characteristics often determined via bulk measurements. Although bundles are equally important in biological systems, they have garnered much less scientific attenti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Polymers
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2073-4360
DOI: 10.3390/polym8080274