Multiscale FEM modeling of vascular tone: From membrane currents to vessel mechanics

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 12 PART 2, 2011, Pages 3456-3459

  Kapela, Adam ^a   Tsoukias, Nikolaos Michael ^a  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oscillations; microcirculation; nonlinear mechanics; vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM DYNAMICS; CALCIUM OSCILLATION; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELLULAR MECHANISMS; COMPLEX PROCESSES; CONTINUUM MODEL; FEM MODELING; MEMBRANE COMPONENTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; MULTICELLULAR MODEL; MULTISCALES; NON-UNIFORM DEFORMATION; NONLINEAR MECHANICS; REALISTIC MODEL; SINGLE-CELL MODELS; SMOOTH MUSCLE LAYER; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; VASCULAR CELLS; VASCULAR WALL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOREACTIVITY; VESSEL SEGMENTS; VESSEL WALLS;

BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; DYNAMICS; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYPERTENSION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 82155176310     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2011.2162513     Document Type: Article

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