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Nonlinear Elasticity in Biological Gels
Cornelis Storm, Jennifer J. Pastore, Fred C. MacKintosh +2
Unlike most synthetic materials, biological materials often stiffen as they are deformed. This nonlinear elastic response, critical for the physiological function of some tissues,…
cond-mat.soft2004★ 73 cited
Elongation and fluctuations of semi-flexible polymers in a nematic solvent
Z. Dogic, J. Zhang, A. W. C. Lau +7
We directly visualize single polymers with persistence lengths ranging from to 16 m, dissolved in the nematic phase of rod-like {\it fd} virus. Polymers with suffi…