Continuum modeling of cell membranes

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 369-377

  Baesu, E ^a   Rudd, R E ^b   Belak, J ^b   McElfresh, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Materials Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CELL MEMBRANES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ITERATIVE METHODS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

OPTICAL TWEEZER TECHNIQUES;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

EID: 0038486801     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7462(02)00193-2     Document Type: Article

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