On the correlation between continuum mechanics entities and cell activity in biological soft tissues: Assessment of three possible criteria for cell-controlled fibre reorientation in collagen gels and collagenous tissues

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-76

  Kroon, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Collagen; Collagen gel; Collagenous tissues; Fibroblast; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN GEL;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ORGANELLE; COLLAGEN; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; GEL; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC TISSUE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; FIBROBLASTS; GELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77649237731     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.12.029     Document Type: Article

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