Percolation of collagen stress in a random network model of the alveolar wall

Abstract Fibrotic diseases are characterized by progressive and often irreversible scarring of connective tissue in various organs, leading to substantial changes in tissue mechanics largely as a result of alterations in collagen structure. This is particularly important in the lung because its bulk...

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Main Authors: Dylan T. Casey, Samer Bou Jawde, Jacob Herrmann, Vitor Mori, J. Matthew Mahoney, Béla Suki, Jason H. T. Bates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95911-w