| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808674 | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters | 2011 | 11993 Pages |
Abstract
Parallel F-actin bundles are a class of organized semiflexible polymers that play a critical role in cell mechanics, including cell adhesion, cell spreading, cell migration, mitosis and intracellular transport. Here we develop an analytical model of hyperelastic behaviors of an F-actin bundle by considering a wormlike chain confined in a harmonic potential. Closed form solutions are obtained for the axial stress—strain relation of an F-actin bundle under stretch.
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