Multiscale modeling and simulation of soft adhesion and contact of stem cells

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-189

  Zeng, Xiaowei ^a   Li, Shaofan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell; Cell spreading; Focal adhesion; Liquid crystal; Meshfree method; Multiscale simulations; Soft contact; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

CELL SPREADING; FOCAL ADHESIONS; MESH-FREE METHOD; MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION; SOFT CONTACTS; STEM CELL;

ADHESION; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALERKIN METHODS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; STEM CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

CYTOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYPERELASTIC MODEL; LAGRANGE TYPE MESHFREE GALERKIN FORMULATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL MODEL; MULTISCALE SOFT MATTER MODEL; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STEM CELL;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 78751705345     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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