Bio-optimum prestress in actin filaments with a polygonal cytoskeleton model

DOI10.1007/S00419-011-0508-1MaRDI QIDQ364792zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors X. Z. Zhou, H. Shen, H. A. Wu

Publication date 3 September 2013

Published in Archive of Applied Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-011-0508-1

zbMATH Keywords

optimizationbucklingprestressactin filament

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanical solid mechanics (74L15) Biomechanics (92C10) Optimization of other properties in solid mechanics (74P10)

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