Viruses are known to tolerate wide ranges of p H and salt conditions and to withstand
internal pressures as high as 100 atmospheres. In this paper we investigate the mechanical …

We studied the elastic properties and mechanical stability of viral capsids under external
force-loading with computer simulations. Our approach allows the implementation of specific …

Virus capsids and crystalline surfactant vesicles are two examples of self-assembled shells
in the nano-to micrometer size range. Virus capsids are particularly interesting since they …

Recently, continuum elasticity theory has been applied to explain the shape transition of
icosahedral viral capsids—single-protein-thick crystalline shells—from spherical to “buckled” …

The elasticity and mechanical stability of empty and filled viral capsids under external force
loading are studied in a combined analytical and numerical approach. We analyze the …

The stability and strength of viral nanoparticles are crucial to fulfill the functions required
through the viral cycle as well as using capsids for biomedical and nanotechnological …

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The long wavelength, low-frequency modes of motion are the relevant motions for
understanding the continuum mechanical properties of biomolecules. By examining these …

From the analysis of sizes of approximately 130 small icosahedral viruses we find that there
is a typical structural capsid protein, having a mean diameter of 5 nm and a mean thickness …

In this study we test the hypothesis that mechanically elastic regions in a virus particle (or
large biomolecular complex) must coincide with conformationally dynamic regions, because …