Simulation and prediction of endothelial cell adhesion modulated by molecular engineering

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 25-28, 2008, Pages 2340-2352

  Kopacz, Adrian Marcin ^a   Liu, Wing Kam ^a   Liu, Shu Q ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial reconstruction; Atherosclerosis; Endothelial cell adhesion; Fluid structure interaction; Immersed finite element method; Mesh free method; Reproducing kernel particle method

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION RATES; SHEAR FLOW;

IMMERSED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REPRODUCING KERNEL PARTICLE METHOD;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CELL ADHESION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION RATES; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 41849129853     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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