The phrase "a bent filament" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to electronics, lighting, or materials where filaments are discussed, particularly when describing a physical state or condition.
Example: "The light bulb flickered because it had a bent filament that disrupted the electrical flow."
Alternatives: "a twisted filament" or "a curved filament".
For networks with stiffer polymers, like collagen or thick fibrin fibers an additional phenomenon associated with strain stiffening is an increase in local fiber alignment, and a transition from filament bending to filament stretching [37], [38].
Extensive intersubunit contacts stabilize a bent filament-like arrangement with Xis monomers aligned head to tail.
Furthermore, microtubule-filaments have shown a bending stiffness many orders of magnitude higher than that of actin-filaments.
A force just sufficient to bend the filament was applied for 5 s, and a positive response was assumed when abrupt withdrawal were exhibited.
Each type of filament was pressed perpendicularly against the fingertips until the filament bent into a C shape.
The latter raised the possibility that a tensed CreS filament bends a cell simply by exerting a sufficiently large compressive force to 'scrunch-up' the murein mesh-work on its side of the cylinder.
The filaments were applied perpendicularly to the plantar surface of the hindpaw with sufficient force to bend the filament for 6 seconds.
Following a positive response, the next stimulation was performed with a filament with a decreased bending strength, whereas a negative response was followed with stimulation with a filament with increased bending strength.
For 30 myosin heads, the force of 23 pN, neccessary to bend the filament, could be reached at ATP concentrations of approximately 3 µM or lower.
The test is abnormal if the patient cannot sense the touch of the monofilament when it is pressed against the foot with just enough pressure to bend the filament.
