Keratin filament mechanics and energy dissipation are determined by metal-like plasticity
C. Lorenz, J. Forsting, R. W. Style, S. Klumpp, S. Köster
The paper compares the mechanical behavior of keratin and vimentin filaments using optical tweezers and a computational model, finding they dissipate energy differently.
bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2022Biophysics