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Mechanical Implications of the Domain Structure of Fiber-Forming Collagens: Comparison of the Molecular and Fibrillar Flexibilities of the α1-Chains Found in Types I–III Collagen

✍ FREDERICK H. SILVER; ISTVAN HORVATH; DAVID J. FORAN 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 405 KB

Fibrillar collagens store, transmit and dissipate elastic energy during tensile deformation. Results of previous studies suggest that the collagen molecule is made up of alternating rigid and flexible domains, and extension of the flexible domains is associated with elastic energy storage. In this s