Molecular mechanics of cartilage : quantification of GAG electrostatic interactions via high-resolution force spectroscopy

Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2003. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-135). === Intermolecular repulsion forces between negatively charged glycosaminoglycan (CS-GAG) macromolecules are a major determinant of cartilage biome...

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Main Author: Seog, Joonil, 1969-
Other Authors: Alan J. Grodzinsky.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17641