On the modeling of the viscoelastic response of embryonic tissues

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-91

  Malik, W A ^a   Prasad, S C ^a   Rajagopal, K R ^a   Preziosi, L ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell aggregate; Embryonic tissue; Viscoelastic solid

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COALESCENCE; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTICITY;

CONTINUUM MODEL; EMBRYONIC TISSUE;

TISSUE;

EID: 37349048519     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: 17413028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286507074096     Document Type: Article

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