... properties of cells, will be described. inelastic nonlinear elastic cell mechanics viscoelasticity cytoskeleton Mechanical forces play an indispensable role in a myriad of physiological processes, such as morphogenesis, cytokinesis, and migration. In those processes, cells adhere to each other...

... lateral wall, where the membrane is attached to the cytoskeleton by a system of radial pillars. The mechanics of these cells is important to the sound amplification and frequency selectivity of the ear. We present a modeling study to simulate the membrane deflection, bending, and interaction...

... motility biorheology biomechanics cytoskeleton cell rheology time constant structural viscosity structural elasticity oscillatory cell mechanics frequency response Equation (Eq. 1 ) appears to be a second-order differential equation with nonconstant second member. The general...

..., however, their methodology did not permit differentiating the individual effects of stretch and fluid shear. 04 03 2004 01 02 2005 01 02 2005 biological fluid dynamics cellular biophysics Endothelial Cell Cyclic Stretch Fluid Shear Stress Cytoskeleton To test...