An Attempt to Predict the Preferential Cellular Orientation in Any Complex Mechanical Environment

Cells respond to their mechanical environment in different ways: while their response in terms of differentiation and proliferation has been widely studied, the question of the direction in which cells align when subject to a complex mechanical loading in a 3D environment is still widely open. In th...

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Main Authors: Cédric P Laurent, Jean-François Ganghoffer, Rachid Rahouadj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Bioengineering
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/4/1/16