Nanostructure and mechanics of collagen fibrils from osteogenesis imperfecta mice and chronic asthma assessed with atomic force microscopy

A number of pathologies are characterized by long term functional impairment of tissues and organs in the human body. Some case pathologies are directly associated with gene mutations that alter the biosynthesis of collagen; the basic structural element and most vital protein of biological tissues i...

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Main Author: Andriotis, Orestis G.
Other Authors: Thurner, Philipp
Published: University of Southampton 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.588884