Molecular and Mesoscale Mechanisms of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Disease

Collagen is a crucial structural protein material, formed through a hierarchical assembly of tropocollagen molecules, arranged in collagen fibrils that constitute the basis for larger-scale fibrils and fibers. Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder in collagen characterized by mechanically we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Uzel, Sebastien Guy Marcel, Buehler, Markus J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67003
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-9659