Dynamics of cell aggregates fusion: Experiments and simulations

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 395, Issue , 2014, Pages 247-254

  Thomas, Gilberto L ^a   Mironov, Vladimir ^c   Nagy Mehez, Agnes ^d   Mombach, José C M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c Renato Archer Information Technology Center   (Brazil)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates fusion; Bioprinting; Potts model; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; POTTS MODEL; STEM CELLS; TISSUE;

ADIPOSE DERIVED STEM CELLS; ANOMALOUS DIFFUSION; BIOPRINTING; CELLULAR POTTS MODELS; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; LIQUID DROPLETS; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84889882819     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2013.10.037     Document Type: Article

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