An Eulerian/XFEM formulation for the large deformation of cortical cell membrane

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 433-445

  Vernerey, Franck J ^a   Farsad, Mehdi ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell deformation; Cortical membrane; Extended finite element method; Surface elasticity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ANIMAL CELLS; CELL DEFORMATION; CELL FUNCTIONS; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; CONTINUUM FORMULATION; CORTICAL CELLS; CORTICAL MEMBRANE; CURRENT CONFIGURATION; CYTOSKELETONS; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION; EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENTS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RATE OF DEFORMATION; SOLUTION PROCEDURE; SURFACE CURVATURES; SURFACE ELASTICITIES; SURFACE ELASTICITY; THIN LAYERS; THIN MEMBRANE;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROTEINS;

CYTOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE TENSION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 79956125816     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.531273     Document Type: Article

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