Instead, it was a viscoelastic solid," said co-first author Wade Borcherds, PhD, St. Jude Department of Structural Biology. "This is like putty becoming a rubber ball. They can both bounce, but one is ...

In a collaborative effort, co-corresponding author Tanja Mittag, PhD, and co-first author Wade Borcherds, PhD, St. Jude Department of Structural Biology, interrogated the interaction networks within ...

Droplets of proteins, tied to an increasing number of cellular processes and human diseases, are known for their liquid-like ability to flow, exchange material and dissolve as needed. Yet these ...

Our work demonstrates that this transition—at least in part—can be understood by how solid-like the material is at rest." Yield stress fluids (YSFs) often have a complex, nonlinear response to stress.

Physically speaking, glass is a rather unusual material. Most solid materials are significantly ‘ordered’ with their constituent molecules or atoms in a regular arrangement, repeating patterns called ...