Pre-strains and buckling in mechanosensitivity of contractile cells and focal adhesions: A tensegrity model.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4142057
Abstract: We demonstrate that several key aspects of the contractile activity of a cell interacting with the substrate can be captured by means of a non linear elastic tensegrity mechanical system made of a tensile element… read more here.
Keywords: tensegrity; buckling mechanosensitivity; strains buckling; pre strains ... See more keywords