Department of Physics Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2-25-2011
Abstract
We numerically investigate deformations and modes of networks of semiflexible biopolymers as a function of crosslink coordination number z and strength of bending and stretching energies. In equilibrium filaments are under internal stress, and the networks exhibit shear rigidity below the Maxwell isostatic point. In contrast to two-dimensional networks, ours exhibit nonaffine bending-dominated response in all rigid states, including those near the maximum of z = 4 when bending energies are less than stretching ones.
Date Posted: 31 March 2011
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Suggested Citation:
Huisman, E.M. and Lubensky, T.C. (2011). Internal Stresses, Normal Modes, and Nonaffinity in Three-Dimensional Biopolymer Networks. Physical Review Letters. 106, 088301.
© 2011 The American Physical Society
http://dx.doi.org/10.110/PhysRevLett.106088301