Substrate stiffness and cell area predict cellular traction stresses in single cells and cells in contact

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-75

  Califano, Joseph P ^a   Reinhart King, Cynthia A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell interaction; Endothelial cell; Linear regression model; Polyacrylamide gel; Traction force

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MOTION; CELL STRESS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMETRY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77950187758     PISSN: 18655025     EISSN: 18655033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12195-010-0102-6     Document Type: Article

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