Heterogeneous response of traction force at focal adhesions of vascular smooth muscle cells subjected to macroscopic stretch on a micropillar substrate

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2699-2705

  Nagayama, Kazuaki ^a   Adachi, Akifumi ^a   Matsumoto, Takeo ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin stress fibers; Cell biomechanics; Force transmission; Mechanical properties; Prestress

Indexed keywords

AORTIC SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; APPLIED STRAIN; CELL STRAINS; CELL STRETCHING; CELLULAR FUNCTION; DYNAMIC CHANGES; FOCAL ADHESIONS; FORCE TRANSMISSION; MAJOR AXIS; MICRO PILLARS; MICROPIPETTES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PRE-STRESS; STRESS FIBERS; TENSILE TESTS; TOTAL FORCE; TRACTION FORCES; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS;

ADHESION; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; MICROCHANNELS; MUSCLE; PROTEINS; SILICONES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; SUBSTRATES; TENSILE TESTING; TRACTION (FRICTION);

CELLS;

DIMETICONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL EXPANSION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL REGENERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FOCAL ADHESION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FOCAL ADHESIONS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; SILICONES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWINE;

EID: 80053564186     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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