Mechanics of Cells.

Mechanical Testing and Finite Element Simulation.

Finite-element modeling of cells.

•  The cell model is composed of two structural elements: cytoplasm and nucleus

•  Material properties for are assumed to be continuous, homogeneous, incompressible, isotropic and hyperelastic

• The geometry of the model is chosen axisymetric.

• The contact is modeled between the cell and flexible and rigid micro-plates

Finite element simulation of a cell during compression.