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Fibers with Integrated Mechanochemical Switches: Minimalistic Design Principles Derived from Fibronectin

Orit Peleg, Thierry Savin, G. V. Kolmakov, Isaac G. Salib, Anna C. Balazs, Martin Kröger, Viola Vogel

Biophysical Journal · 2012 · 31 citations · 51 references

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Force-induced activation of covalent bonds in mechanoresponsive polymeric materials

Douglas A. Davis, Andrew Hamilton, Jinglei Yang et al. · Nature · 2009 · 1.7K citations

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Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding

Armando E. del Río Hernández, Raúl Pérez‐Jiménez, Ruchuan Liu et al. · Science · 2009 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Force Sensing by Mechanical Extension of the Src Family Kinase Substrate p130Cas

Yasuhiro Sawada, Masako Tamada, Benjamin J. Dubin‐Thaler et al. · Cell · 2006 · 935 citations · Full text

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Intrinsic Rates and Activation Free Energies from Single-Molecule Pulling Experiments

Olga K. Dudko, Gerhard Hummer, Attila Szabó · Physical Review Letters · 2006 · 844 citations · Full text

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Mechanical unfolding intermediates in titin modules

Piotr E. Marszałek, Hui Lü, Hongbin Li et al. · Nature · 1999 · 808 citations

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