Biomechanical imaging of cell stiffness and prestress with subcellular resolution

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 665-678

  Canović, Elizabeth P ^a   Seidl, D Thomas ^a   Polio, Samuel R ^a   Oberai, Assad A ^b   Barbone, Paul E ^a   Stamenović, Dimitrije ^a   Smith, Michael L ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Mechanobiology; Prestress; Shear modulus; Traction forces

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MECHANISMS; SHEAR STRAIN; STIFFNESS;

CELL MECHANICS; CELL STIFFNESS; CELLULARS; CYTOSKELETAL; INTEGRATED FUNCTION; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; PRESTRESS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUBCELLULAR RESOLUTION; TRACTION FORCES;

ELASTIC MODULI;

3T3 CELL LINE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICAL IMAGING; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLAST; FORCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRESTRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; WHOLE CELL; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MOUSE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MICE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NIH 3T3 CELLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84905562158     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-013-0526-8     Document Type: Article

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