A finite element method for mechanical response of hair cell ciliary bundles

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-50

  Cotton, John R ^a   Grant, J Wallace ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

HAIR CELL CILIARY BUNDLES;

CYTOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAIR CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RIGIDITY;

ACTINS; ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; CILIA; COMPLIANCE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034144670     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.429626     Document Type: Article

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