Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 591532, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/591532
Research Article
Variational Principles for Buckling of Microtubules Modeled as Nonlocal Orthotropic Shells
Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
Received 15 April 2014; Revised 19 June 2014; Accepted 20 June 2014; Published 5 August 2014
Academic Editor: Chung-Min Liao
Copyright © 2014 Sarp Adali. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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