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20192025
most citedCells exploit a phase transition to mechanically remodel the fibrous extracellular matrix

39 citations · 43 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

math.NA2025

PINN-DG: Residual neural network methods trained with Finite Elements

Georgios Grekas, Charalambos G. Makridakis, Tristan Pryer

Over the past few years, neural network methods have evolved in various directions for approximating partial differential equations (PDEs). A promising new development is the integ…

math.NA2025

Convergence of Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Quasiconvex and Relaxed Variational Problems

Georgios Grekas, Konstantinos Koumatos, Charalambos Makridakis +1

In this work, we establish that discontinuous Galerkin methods are capable of producing reliable approximations for a broad class of nonlinear variational problems. In particular,…

math.NA2024★ 3 cited

Deep Ritz-Finite Element methods: Neural Network Methods trained with Finite Elements

Georgios Grekas, Charalambos G. Makridakis

While much attention of neural network methods is devoted to high-dimensional PDE problems, in this work we consider methods designed to work for elliptic problems on domains $Ω\su…

math.NA2023★ 1 cited

A class of Discontinuous Galerkin methods for nonlinear variational problems

Georgios Grekas, Konstantinos Koumatos, Charalambos Makridakis +1

In the context of Discontinuous Galerkin methods, we study approximations of nonlinear variational problems associated with convex energies. We propose element-wise nonconforming f…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023

Theory of Intermediate Twinning and Spontaneous Polarization in Ferroelectric Potassium Sodium Niobate

Georgios Grekas, Patricia-Lia Pop-Ghe, Eckhard Quandt +1

Potassium sodium niobate is considered a prominent material system as a substitute for lead-containing ferroelectric materials. It exhibits first-order phase transformations and fe…

physics.bio-ph2022

Compressive Instabilities Enable Cell-Induced Extreme Densification Patterns in the Fibrous Extracellular Matrix: Discrete Model Predictions

Chrysovalantou Kalaitzidou, Georgios Grekas, Andreas Zilian +2

Through modelling and simulations we show that material instabilities play a dominant role in the mechanical behavior of the fibrous collagen Extracellular Matrix (ECM), as observe…

math.NA2019

Approximations of energy minimization in cell-induced phase transitions of fibrous biomaterials: -convergence analysis

Georgios Grekas, Konstantinos Koumatos, Charalambos Makridakis +1

We consider a model of energy minimization arising in the study of the mechanical behavior caused by cell contraction within a fibrous biological medium. The macroscopic model is b…

physics.bio-ph2019★ 39 cited

Cells exploit a phase transition to mechanically remodel the fibrous extracellular matrix

Georgios Grekas, Maria Proestaki, Phoebus Rosakis +3

Through mechanical forces, biological cells remodel the surrounding collagen network, generating striking deformation patterns. Tethers-tracts of high densification and fiber align…