Collagen breaks at weak sacrificial bonds taming its mechanoradicals
B. Rennekamp, C. Karfusehr, M. Kurth, A. Ünal, K. Riedmiller, G. Gryn'ova, D. M. Hudson, F. Gräter
The paper identifies weak sacrificial bonds in collagen that break first under stress, stabilizing mechanoradicals and preventing macroscopic failure.
bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2022Biophysics