Mechanical Characterization of Amyloid Fibrils Using Coarse-Grained Normal Mode Analysis
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Mechanical Characterization of Amyloid Fibrils Using Coarse-Grained Normal Mode Analysis
Recent experimental studies have shown that amyloid fibril formed by aggregation of β peptide exhibits excellent mechanical properties comparable to other protein materials such as actin filaments and microtubules. These excellent mechanical properties of amyloid fibrils are related to their functional role in disease expression. This indicates the necessity to understand how an amyloid fibril ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advanced Functional Materials
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201002493