Principal Investigator Markus Buehler
Project Website http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/collagen.html
Atomistic based hierarchical multiscale modeling of a complex biological composite material. Our hierarchical multi-scale simulation scheme enables us to develop a fundamental, atomistic based description of collagen.
Our molecular model of collagen is used to investigate several aspects related to collagen based tissues, including source of elasticity, fracture behavior, molecular origin of diseases, synthesis of synthetic collagen and the mechanics of mineralized tissue such as bone.