Assessment of the mechanical properties of the nucleus inside a spherical endothelial cell based on microtensile testing

Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1087-1102

  Deguchi, Shinji ^a   Yano, Masayuki ^a   Hashimoto, Ken ^b   Fukamachi, Hiroyuki ^a   Washio, Seiichi ^a   Tsujioka, Katsuhiko ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell biomechancis; Finite element method; Mechanical properties; Microtensile test; Nucleus; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548663691     PISSN: 15593959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/jomms.2007.2.1087     Document Type: Article

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