Thursday, January 23, 2014

The interplay between mechanics and stability of viral cages




Nanoscale , 2014, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3NR05763A, Paper

Mercedes Hernando-Perez, Elena Pascual, Maria Aznar, Alina Ionel, Jose R. Caston, Antoni Luque, Jose L. Carrascosa, David Reguera, Pedro J. de Pablo

The association of stability and stiffness may be a false friend for viral cages. We found that two kinds of particles with similar stiffness present different stabilities under aggressive environments. Fracture analysis and coarse-grained simulations provide a correct interpretation of virus mechanics in terms of stability.

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