@inproceedings{87efaee19ea74d13b2a916539345e299,
title = "Study of nano-mechanics of collagen I triple-helices by computerized processing of AFM images",
abstract = "We used atomic force microscope (AFM) to acquire high-resolution images of collagen type I triple-helices under ambient conditions in tapping mode. Angles between consecutive fixed-length segments were measured and analyzed to yield persistence length and elastic constant. Changing the segment length allowed exploring the mechanics at various scales. Understanding the mechanical properties of collagen molecules could serve to elucidate mechanisms of complex mechanical properties of interest in nanomedicine and nanotechnology.",
author = "Arkady Bitler and Emanuel Perugia and Cohen, {Sidney R.}",
year = "2012",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1557/opl.2012.107",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781627482332",
series = "Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings",
publisher = "Materials Research Society",
pages = "7--12",
booktitle = "Functional Imaging of Materials-Advances in Multifrequency and Multispectral",
note = "2011 MRS Fall Meeting ; Conference date: 28-11-2011 Through 02-12-2011",
}