期刊
EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS
卷 54, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2022.101743
关键词
Biopolymer network; Defect size; Fracture response; Cross-linker
资金
- Research Grants Council [GRF/17257016, GRF/17210618, GRF/17210520]
- Health@InnoHK program of the Innovation and Technology Com-mission of the Hong Kong SAR Government [11872325]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
This study investigates the influence of micro-cracks on the fracture and deformation of bio-filament networks through computational analysis. It is found that the presence of micro-cracks can change the fracture path and ductility of the network, resulting in an increased fracture energy of the material. Interestingly, the maximum fracture resistance is achieved when the crack length is a few times the network pore size. This research enhances our understanding of cytoskeleton performance and provides valuable insights for the development of high performance biological materials in the future.
Damage in cytoskeleton can occur frequently during processes like cell migration and division. However, the question of how the presence of micro-cracks affects the deformation and fracture response of such bio-filament networks remains unclear. Here, we report a computational study to address this unsettling issue where large deformation and thermal fluctuations of individual biopolymers, as well as the forced breaking of crosslinks between them, have all been taken into account. It was found that the introduction of micro-cracks could alter the fracture path inside the network, change its ductility and actually result in an increased fracture energy of the material. More interestingly, we showed that on average the maximum fracture resistance will be achieved when the crack length is a few times of the network pore size, highlighting the flaw insensitive nature of such materials. Finally, the network fracture energy was observed to increase with the linear stiffness of crosslinking molecules monotonically but reach its minimum at an intermediate rotational stiffness value. In addition to enhancing our understanding of how cytoskeleton performs different cellular duties, findings here could also provide useful information for the development of high performance biological materials in the future.
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