Development of a model to explain the effect of variable membrane compliance on single molecule adhesive bond force

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 28-30). === The intermolecular bond force existing between adhesive membrane receptors and extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules is believed to regulate key cel...

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Main Author: Maddigan, Brendan T. (Brendan Thomas), 1981-
Other Authors: Richard J. Gilbert.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32768