Spatially varying equilibria of mechanical models: application to dermal wound contraction.

Mechanochemical models based on the Oster-Murray continuum framework have been applied to a variety of biological settings to obtain an understanding of the morphogenesis of living tissues. Wound-healing in mammalian skin is an important example, because a complex sequence of biochemical and biomech...

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Main Authors: Olsen, L, Maini, P, Sherratt, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998