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ArticleJournal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials2016

Characterization of the viscoelastic behavior of a simplified collagen micro-fibril based on molecular dynamics simulations.

Hossein Ghodsi, Kurosh Darvish

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Article in Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hossein GhodsiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, 1947N. 12th street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. Electronic address: hossein.ghodsi@temple.edu.
Kurosh DarvishDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, 1947N. 12th street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. Electronic address: kdarvish@temple.edu.
Temple University · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Traumatic Rupture in ArteriesK25HL086512 · NHLBI · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI DARVISH, KUROSH K · 2008 to 2012
$729k
NHLBI NIH HHS K25 HL086512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Collagen fibril is a major component of connective tissues such as bone, tendon, blood vessels, and skin. The mechanical properties of this highly hierarchical structure are greatly influenced by the presence of covalent cross-links between individual collagen molecules. This study investigates the viscoelastic behavior of a collagen lysine-lysine cross-link based on creep simulations with applied forces in the range or 10 to 2000pN using steered molecular dynamics (SMD). The viscoelastic model of the cross-link was combined with a system composed by two segments of adjacent collagen molecules hence representing a reduced viscoelastic model for a simplified micro-fibril. It was found that the collagen micro-fibril assembly had a steady-state Young׳s modulus ranging from 2.24 to 3.27GPa, which is in agreement with reported experimental measurements. The propagation of longitudinal force wave along the molecule was implemented by adding a delay element to the model. The force wave speed was found to be correlated with the speed of one-dimensional elastic waves in rods. The presented reduced model with three degrees of freedom can serve as a building block for developing models of the next level of hierarchy, i.e., a collagen fibril.

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Elastic ModulusMolecular Dynamics SimulationBiomechanical PhenomenaCollagenCollagenCollagen micro-fibrilCreep simulationsCross-linkQuasi-linear viscoelastic (QLV) theorySteered molecular dynamicsViscoelastic properties

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PMID27341288
PMCPMC4983469
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