Journal club of single molecule Mechanobiology Lab

 

 

 

 

Our lab discusses the recent developments in mechanobiology & other related fields during the lab meetings on Thursdays.

 

     

Date

Presentation

25th March, 2010.

Hema Chandra- Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and

Mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk.  pdf

 

1st April, 2010

Vasudha – Reversible stress softening of actin networks. pdf  (work presentation)

8th April, 2010

Dr.Koti – Mechanical Unfolding of an Ankyrin Repeat Protein. pdf

15th April, 2010

Venkat Raman - Isopeptide Bonds Block the Mechanical Extension of Pili in Pathogenic Streptococcus pyogenes. pdf

 

29th April, 2010

Rahul – Segmented nanofibers of spider dragline silk: Atomic force microscopy and single-molecule force spectroscopy.

http://www.pnas.org/content/99/suppl.2/6460.full.pdf+html

6th May, 2010

Vasudha - Structural insight into M-band assembly and mechanics

from the titin-obscurin-like-1 complex.

 

20th May, 2010

Hema Chandra - Designed biomaterials to mimic the mechanical

properties of muscles.