New model to characterise cell-substrate adhesion in the presence of osmosis

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 690-691

  Liu, K K ^a   Wan, K T ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adhesion strength; Adhesive contact; Cell adhesion; Cell mechanics; Membrane elasticity; Osmotic swelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SWELLING; CONTACT ANGLE; MODEL; OSMOSIS; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STRENGTH; STRETCHING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADHESION; CONTACT ANGLE; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSMOSIS; SUBSTRATES; SWELLING;

CELL MECHANICS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 0034352196     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344877     Document Type: Article

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