A multilevel numerical model quantifying cell deformation in encapsulated alginate structures

Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1121-1139

  Nair, Kalyani ^a   Yan, Karen Chang ^b   Sun, Wei ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell; Computation; Multilevel; Scaffold; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548672169     PISSN: 15593959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/jomms.2007.2.1121     Document Type: Article

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