Generating helices in nature

Yoel Forterre; Jacques Dumais

doi:10.1126/science.1210734

Generating helices in nature

Yoel Forterre
, Jacques Dumais

Faculty of Engineering and Science

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

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Abstract

A general model accounts for different types of helical shapes that can result from bilayers of stretchable, bendable sheets.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1715-1716
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science
Volume	333
Issue number	6050
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1210734
State	Published - 23 Oct 2011

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