Mapping three-dimensional stress and strain fields within a soft hydrogel using a fluorescence microscope

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2241-2250

  Hall, Matthew S ^a   Long, Rong ^a,b   Hui, Chung Yuen ^b   Wu, Mingming ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDROGEL; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSPHERES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84861141186     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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