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dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Abhijit-
dc.contributor.authorSamuel, J.-
dc.contributor.authorSinha, Supurna-
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-08T05:36:54Z-
dc.date.available2008-03-08T05:36:54Z-
dc.date.issued2007-12-
dc.identifier.citationPhysical Review E, 2007, Vol.76, 061801en
dc.identifier.issnE-ISSN: 1550-2376-
dc.identifier.issnP-ISSN: 1539-3755-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2289/3446-
dc.descriptionOpen accessen
dc.description.abstractWe present a statistical mechanical study of stiff polymers, motivated by experiments on actin filaments and the considerable current interest in polymer networks. We obtain simple, approximate analytical forms for the force-extension relations and compare these with numerical treatments. We note the important role of boundary conditions in determining force-extension relations. The theoretical predictions presented here can be tested against single molecule experiments on neurofilaments and cytoskeletal filaments like actin and microtubules. Our work is motivated by the buckling of the cytoskeleton of a cell under compression, a phenomenon of interest to biology.en
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dc.publisherThe American Physical Societyen
dc.relation.urihttp://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:0710.1465en
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.76.061801en
dc.rights2007 The American Physical Societyen
dc.titleElasticity of stiff biopolymersen
dc.typeArticleen
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