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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…