Micro-constituent based viscoelastic finite element analysis of biological cells

International Journal of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-249

  Cheng, F ^a   Unnikrishnan, G U ^a   Reddy, J N ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

actin cortex; atomic force microscopy; Cell mechanics; cytoskeleton; finite element analysis; magnetic twisting cytometry; micropipette aspiration; viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN CORTEX; ATOMIC FORCE; CELL MECHANICS; CYTOSKELETONS; MAGNETIC TWISTING CYTOMETRY; MICROPIPETTE ASPIRATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; PROTEINS; VISCOELASTICITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 83455226851     PISSN: 17588251     EISSN: 1758826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1758825110000512     Document Type: Article

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