Viscoelastic two-dimensional modeling of cell deformation due to shear stress on apical focal adhesion, with experimental design considerations

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. === "June 2005." === Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-43). === Introduction: Cells are exposed to a wide variety of forces within the human body, and the mechanisms by which cells respond...

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Main Author: Hsu, Jeffrey J
Other Authors: Roger D. Kamm and Mohammad R. Kaazempur-Mofrad.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32886