On micro-bead mechanics with actin filaments
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
Experiments have been performed using microscopic beads to probe the small scale mechanics of actin solutions. We show that that there are a number of regimes possible as a function of the size of the probing particle. In certain cases we argue that the quasi-static response resembles a smectic crystal rather than an isotropic solid, implying an anomalous scaling of the mechanical response of actin solutions as a function of the size of the probing particles.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9704179,
title = {On micro-bead mechanics with actin filaments},
author = {A. C. Maggs},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9704179},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Four pages in revtex. No figures