Viscoelasticity of 3D actin networks dictated by the mechanochemical characteristics of cross-linkers-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Viscoelasticity of 3D actin networks dictated by the mechanochemical characteristics of cross-linkers

Published:2021 Issue:45 Volume:17 Page:10177-10185
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Wei X.¹²,Fang C.¹²,Gong B.³,Yao J.¹²,Qian J.³,Lin Y.¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

2. HKU-Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-SIRI), Guangdong, China

3. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Abstract

In this study, we report a computational investigation on how the mechanochemical characteristics of crosslinking molecules influence the viscoelasticity of three dimensional F-actin networks, an issue of key interest in analyzing the behavior of living cells and biological gels.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/SM/D0SM01558J

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