Table 2.
Model parameters
| Model parameters | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Arrhenius constant, A | 1.135 × 1086 s−1 | Given in (13) |
| Activation energy, ΔEo | 5.63 × 105 J/mol | Given in (13) |
| Distance to the transient state, xn (varied in this study) | 0.2–1.7 nm | Estimated values based on (47) |
| Tangent modulus for native collagen, En | 4.0 GPa | Reported values (40,44,45) |
| Tangent modulus for denatured collagen, Ed (depending on xn) | 132.6–17.7 MPa | Regressed to experiments (13) |
| Constant for native collagen, Bn | 1.0 | Based on (13) |
| Constant for denatured collagen, Bd | 0.35 | Based on (13) |
| Length of native molecule, Ln | 290 nm | Given in (33,34) |
| Length of denatured molecule, Ld | 101.5 nm | Based on (14,35) |
| Diameter of collagen molecule | 1.23 nm | Given in (33,34) |
| Number of parallel molecular arrays | 1000 | Preliminary studies |
| Number of molecules per array | 500 | Preliminary studies |