Computational mechanobiology in cartilage and bone tissue engineering: From cell phenotype to tissue structure

Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages 341-377

  Nagel, Thomas ^a   Kelly, Daniel J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Focal Adhesion; Fracture Healing; Representative Volume Element; Tissue Differentiation; Tissue Engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85085318019     PISSN: 18682006     EISSN: 18682014     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8415_2012_131     Document Type: Chapter

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