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Optimal Loading of Molecular Bonds
Author(s) -
Henry Hess
Publication year - 2012
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Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.853
H-Index - 488
eISSN - 1530-6992
pISSN - 1530-6984
DOI - 10.1021/nl303157n
Subject(s) - bond , corollary , impulse (physics) , bond energy , energy transfer , bond length , materials science , energy (signal processing) , chemistry , chemical physics , computational chemistry , statistical physics , molecule , physics , classical mechanics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , combinatorics , finance , economics
A corollary of the Bell equation of bond rupture is that the bond transfers a maximal impulse during its lifetime when the applied force equals k(B)T/x*. It is proposed that the designs of biological systems converge toward loading bonds with this optimal force to minimize the need for self-healing and to optimize energy transfer.

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