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A mechanical model for collagen fibril load sharing in peripheral nerve of diabetic and nondiabetic rats by Layton, B E, Sastry, A M

“…Peripheral neuropathy affects approximately 50% of the 15 million Americans with diabetes. It has been suggested that mechanical effects related to collagen…”
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Nerve collagens from diabetic and nondiabetic Sprague-Dawley and biobreeding rats: an atomic force microscopy study by Wang, H., Layton, B. E., Sastry, A. M.

“…Background Alterations in rat's nerve collagens due to diabetes may be related to the permanence of damage due to diabetic neuropathy. We (1) provide a…”
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Differences between collagen morphologies, properties and distribution in diabetic and normal biobreeding and Sprague–Dawley rat sciatic nerves by Layton, B.E., Sastry, A.M., Wang, H., Sullivan, K.A., Feldman, E.L., Komorowski, T.E., Philbert, M.A.

“…Both structural and functional differences between normal and diabetic nerve have been observed, in human patients and animal models. We hypothesize that these…”
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Molecular Modeling of the Axial and Circumferential Elastic Moduli of Tubulin by Zeiger, A.S., Layton, B.E.

“…Microtubules play a number of important mechanical roles in almost all cell types in nearly all major phylogenetic trees. We have used a molecular mechanics…”
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Nanomanipulation and characterization of structural proteins by Layton, B E, Gupta, R, Jackson, N L, Shah, A J, Stallcup, R E, Sullivan, S M

“…A methodology is presented for simultaneous mechanical testing and atomic force microscopy imaging of single collagen fibrils under load. This method holds the…”
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Towards a Method for Peripheral Nervous System Axonal Stiffness Measurements with MEMS-based Microgrippers by Layton, B.E., Allen, K.B., Myers, K.A., Stokes, M.D., Baas, P.W.

“…We present a novel method for measuring axonal axial stiffness in genetically and metabolically challenged peripheral nerve axons using MEMS-based…”
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In situ imaging of mitochondrial outer-membrane pores using atomic force microscopy by Layton, Bradley E, Sastry, Ann Marie, Lastoskie, Christian M, Philbert, Martin A, Miller, Terry J, Sullivan, Kelli A, Feldman, Eva L, Wang, Chia-Wei

“…Here we describe a technique for imaging of the outer contours of the mitochondrial membrane using atomic force microscopy, subsequent to or during a toxic or…”
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Nanomanipulation and aggregation limitations of self-assembling structural proteins by Layton, Bradley E., Sullivan, Stephanie M., Palermo, John J., Buzby, Gregory J., Gupta, Rishi, Stallcup, Richard E.

“…Collagen, the most abundant protein on Earth, is used as a platform for studying three major hurdles of nanotechnology: (1) What is the aggregation limit in…”
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