Two Types of Twisted Filament Bundles (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Two Types of Twisted Filament Bundles

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Cyindrical (left) and tape-like (right) twisted filament bundles: model morphologies (simulated assemblies) and experimental observations (amyloid fibers). Greg Grason and colleagues have for the first time identified key factors that govern the final morphology of self-assembling chiral filament bundles.

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UMass Amherst/Greg Grason

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