Osmotic pressure induced tensile forces in tendon collagen

Osmotic pressure induced tensile forces in tendon collagen

Water is an important component of collagen in tendons, but its role for the function of this load-carrying protein structure is poorly understood. Here we use a combination of multi-scale experimentation and computation to show that water is an integral part of the collagen molecule, which changes...

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Main Authors: Masic, Admir (Author), Bertinetti, Luca (Author), Schuetz, Roman (Author), Chang, Shu-Wei (Contributor), Metzger, Till Hartmut (Author), Fratzl, Peter (Author), Buehler, Markus J (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (Contributor), Buehler, Markus J. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2015-04-07T18:21:32Z.
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