While a monodisperse size distribution is common within one kind of spherical virus, the size
of viral shells varies from one type of virus to another. In this article, we investigate the …

In this work, we provide evidence of a mechanism to reinforce the strength of an icosahedral
virus by using its genomic DNA as a structural element. The mechanical properties of …

In this work, we assess a previously advanced hypothesis that predicts the existence of ion
channels in the capsid of small and non-enveloped icosahedral viruses. With this purpose …

Many spherical viruses encapsulate their genomes in protein shells with icosahedral
symmetry. This process is spontaneous and driven by electrostatic interactions between …

The mechanical properties of viral shells are crucial determinates for the pathway and
mechanism by which the genetic material leaves the capsid during infection and have …

We analyze the mechanical properties and putative dynamical fluctuations of a variety of
viral capsids comprising different sizes and quasi-equivalent symmetries by performing …

Minimal energy shapes of closed, elastic shells with 12 pentagonal disclinations introduced
in otherwise hexagonally coordinated crystalline lattice are studied. The geometry and the …

Biological fluids contain a very high total concentration of macromolecules that leads to
volume exclusion by one molecule to another. Theory and experiment have shown that this …

One of the crucial steps in the viral replication cycle is the self-assembly of its protein shell.
Typically, each native virus adopts a unique architecture, but the coat proteins of many …

We have recently shown in both herpesviruses and phages that packaged viral DNA creates
a pressure of tens of atmospheres pushing against the interior capsid wall. For the first time …