Nanoindentation of 35 virus capsids in a molecular model: relating mechanical properties to structure.

A coarse-grained model is used to study the mechanical response of 35 virus capsids of symmetries T = 1, T = 2, T = 3, pseudo T = 3, T = 4, and T = 7. The model is based on the native structure of the proteins that constitute the capsids and is described in terms of the C[Formula: see text] atoms as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marek Cieplak, Mark O Robbins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3681840?pdf=render