Simple micromechanical model of protein crystals for their mechanical characterizations

G. Yoon, K. Eom, S. Na

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    Abstract

    Proteins have been known to perform the excellent mechanical functions and exhibit the remarkable mechanical properties such as high fracture toughness in spider silk protein [1]. This indicates that the mechanical characterization of protein molecules and/or crystals is very essential to understand such remarkable mechanical function of protein molecules. In this study, for gaining insight into mechanical behavior of protein crystals, we developed the micromechanical model by using the empirical potential field prescribed to alpha carbon atoms of a protein crystal in a unit cell.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number05001
    JournalEPJ Web of Conferences
    Volume6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010 Jun 9
    Event14th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, ICEM 2014 - Poitiers, France
    Duration: 2010 Jul 42010 Jul 9

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    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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