A multiscale approach to modeling the passive mechanical contribution of cells in tissues

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Lai, Victor K ^a   Hadi, Mohammad F ^a   Tranquillo, Robert T ^a   Barocas, Victor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cell matrix interactions; Finite element; Multiscale modeling

Indexed keywords

CELL MATRIX INTERACTIONS; CELL VOLUME FRACTION; CYTOSKELETAL FILAMENTS; MULTI-SCALE APPROACHES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; NON-LINEAR STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR; RELATIVE STIFFNESS; SPHERICAL INCLUSION;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HISTOLOGY; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TISSUE;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VOLUME; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSS LINKING; ELASTIC FIBER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84880866907     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024350     Document Type: Article

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