Three-dimensional simulation of anisotropic cell-driven collagen gel compaction

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-62

  Ohsumi, Toshiro K ^a   Flaherty, Joseph E ^b   Evans, Michael C ^c   Barocas, Victor H ^d  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GELS;

COLLAGEN GEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS;

COLLAGEN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 38149108351     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-007-0075-0     Document Type: Article

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