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Programming the mechanics of cohesive fiber networks by compression

Published:2017 Issue:47 Volume:13 Page:8886-8893
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Vos Bart E.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Liebrand Luka C.⁵⁶⁷⁴^ORCID,Vahabi Mahsa⁵⁶⁷⁴,Biebricher Andreas⁵⁶⁷⁴,Wuite Gijs J. L.⁵⁶⁷⁴^ORCID,Peterman Erwin J. G.⁵⁶⁷⁴^ORCID,Kurniawan Nicholas A.⁸⁹¹⁰⁴,MacKintosh Fred C.⁵⁶⁷⁴¹¹^ORCID,Koenderink Gijsje H.¹²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Biological Soft Matter Group

2. AMOLF

3. 1098XG Amsterdam

4. The Netherlands

5. Department of Physics and Astronomy

6. Vrije Universiteit

7. 1081HV Amsterdam

8. Department of Biomedical Engineering & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems

9. Eindhoven University of Technology

10. 5612AZ Eindhoven

11. Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics & Astronomy

Abstract

We report that networks of the biopolymer fibrin can be reinforced by compression–decompression through strain-induced bonds mediated by stress build-up in the network.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/SM/C7SM01393K

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