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15 - General Engineering
Swansea University
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Article title
Monomer Depletion, Pressure Difference, and Membrane Tube Radius Reduction due to Fiber Polymerization in Microspikes
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Physical Review Letters
Article number
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Volume number
100
Issue number
4
First page of article
048103
ISSN of journal
0031-9007
Year of publication
2008
URL
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Number of additional authors
0
Additional information
The growth of microspikes on the exterior of cells is vital to many processes required for life. This work is important in that it gives for the first time a comprehensive and novel theory for such microspike dynamics. The significance of this work is that now we understand theoretically the mechanisms behind microspike dynamics, we can begin to alter them physiochemically, and potentially devise new therapeutics for many life threatening diseases where microspike growth goes awry.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
A - Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre
Proposed double-weighted
No
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No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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