Nonlinear elasticity of composite networks of stiff biopolymers with flexible linkers

Simple item page
dc.creatorBroedersz, C. P.
dc.creatorStorm, C.
dc.creatorMacKintosh, F. C.
dc.date2007-10-21
dc.date2008-10-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:10:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:10:49Z
dc.descriptionMotivated by recent experiments showing nonlinear elasticity of in vitro networks of the biopolymer actin cross-linked with filamin, we present an effective medium theory of flexibly cross-linked stiff polymer networks. We model such networks by randomly oriented elastic rods connected by flexible connectors to a surrounding elastic continuum, which self-consistently represents the behavior of the rest of the network. This model yields a crossover from a linear elastic regime to a highly nonlinear elastic regime that stiffens in a way quantitatively consistent with experiment.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.3951
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.3951
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 101, 118103 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.118103
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/171702
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleNonlinear elasticity of composite networks of stiff biopolymers with flexible linkers
dc.typetext

Files

Collections

arXiv