Emergence of fractal geometry on the surface of human cervical epithelial cells during progression towards cancer

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Dokukin, M E ^a   Guz, N V ^b   Woodworth, C D ^b   Sokolov, I ^a,c  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell biophysics; fractals; physics of cancer

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOGRAPHIES; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; GEOMETRY;

CANCER DEVELOPMENT; CANCER PROGRESSION; CELL BIOPHYSICS; CELL SURFACES; CHAOTIC BEHAVIOUR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; IN-VITRO;

FRACTALS;

EID: 84928919963     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/17/3/033019     Document Type: Article

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