Biology – Quantitative Biology – Other Quantitative Biology
Scientific paper
2008-02-26
Biology
Quantitative Biology
Other Quantitative Biology
26 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
We propose a class of microstructurally informed models for the linear elastic mechanical behavior of cross-linked polymer networks such as the actin cytoskeleton. Salient features of the models include the possibility to represent anisotropic mechanical behavior resulting from anisotropic filament distributions, and a power-law scaling of the mechanical properties with the filament density. Mechanical models within the class are parameterized by seven different constants. We demonstrate a procedure for determining these constants using finite element models of three-dimensional actin networks. Actin filaments and cross-links were modeled as elastic rods, and the networks were constructed at physiological volume fractions and at the scale of an image voxel. We show the performance of the model in estimating the mechanical behavior of the networks over a wide range of filament densities and degrees of anisotropy.
Jacobs Christopher R.
Kwon Ronald Y.
Lew Adrian J.
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