Elasticity of Semiflexible Biopolymer Networks
Condensed Matter
2009-10-28 v1 q-bio
Abstract
We develop a model for gels and entangled solutions of semiflexible biopolymers such as F-actin. Such networks play a crucial structural role in the cytoskeleton of cells. We show that the rheologic properties of these networks can result from nonclassical rubber elasticity. This model can explain a number of elastic properties of such networks {\em in vitro}, including the concentration dependence of the storage modulus and yield strain.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9507093,
title = {Elasticity of Semiflexible Biopolymer Networks},
author = {F. C. MacKintosh and J. Kas and P. A. Janmey},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9507093},
year = {2009}
}
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Uses RevTeX, full postscript with figures available at http://www.umich.edu/~fcm/preprints/agel/agel.html