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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical characterization of a cell by AFM: computational approach
Submission Author:
Paulo Henrique Oliveira Ramos , MG
Co-Authors:
Libardo Andrés González Torres, Paulo Henrique Oliveira Ramos
Presenter: Paulo Henrique Oliveira Ramos
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-1273
Abstract
Living cells are subjected to mechanical stimuli during all their lifetime. The cellular responses to these stimuli have an important role in cellular behavior. Although, how they respond or convert these signals are open questions. It is known that some cells do not work correctly with some alteration in its physiological stiffness and that makes this parameter crucial to cell functions. Then, the mechanical model proposed here can give us an insight into inner stress-strain distribution and cell structures that are more important to maintain the cell stiffness during AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy) tests
Keywords
Cellular Mechanics, Mechanical Stimulus, Cell Stiffness, Mechanical Model, Structural Properties
