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Curvature-sensitive kinesin binding can explain microtubule ring formation and reveals chaotic dynamics in a mathematical model
Simon P Pearce, Matthias Heil, Oliver E Jensen +2
Microtubules are filamentous tubular protein polymers which are essential for a range of cellular behaviour, and are generally straight over micron length scales. However, in some…
Finite indentation of highly curved elastic shells
Simon P. Pearce, John R. King, Tina Steinbrecher +3
Experimentally measuring the elastic properties of thin biological surfaces is non-trivial, particularly when they are curved. One technique that may be used is the indentation of…
Characterisation and stability of localised bulging/necking in inflated membrane tubes
Simon P Pearce, Yibin B Fu
We consider localised bulging/necking in an inflated hyperelastic membrane tube with closed ends. We first show that the initiation pressure for the onset of localised bulging is s…
Axisymmetric Indentation of Curved Elastic Membranes by a Convex Rigid Indenter
Simon P Pearce, John R King, Michael J Holdsworth
Motivated by applications to seed germination, we consider the transverse deflection that results from the axisymmetric indentation of an elastic membrane by a rigid body. The elas…