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Tensegrity applied to modelling the motion of viruses
Simona-Mariana Cretu1 ,Gabriela-Catalina Brinzan2
1. Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, 107 Calea Bucuresti St., 200512 Craiova, Dolj, Romania
Abstract A considerable number of viruses’ structures have
been discovered and more are expected to be identified. Different
viruses’ symmetries can be observed at the nanoscale
level. The mechanical models of some viruses realised by
scientists are described in this paper, none of which has taken
into consideration the internal deformation of subsystems.
The authors’ models for some viruses’ elements are introduced,
with rigid and flexible links, which reproduce the
movements of viruses including internal deformations of the
subunits.
Keywords
Viruses
Tensegrity
Structure
Motion
Received: 24 August 2010
Corresponding Authors:
Simona-Mariana Cretu
E-mail: simonamarianac@yahoo.com
Cite this article:
SIMONA-MARIANA -Cretu,GABRIELA-CATALINA -Brinzan. Tensegrity applied to modelling the motion of viruses[J]. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2011, 27(1): 125-129.
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