Abstract: A tensegrity structure composed of six slender struts interconnected with 24 linearly elastic cables is used as a model of cell deformability. Struts are allowed to buckle under compression and ...

Abstract: Measurements on adherent cells have shown that spreading affects their mechanics. Highly spread cells are stiffer than less spread cells. The stiffness increases approximately linearly with ...

Abstract: The strain energy for the air-filled lung is calculated from a model of the parenchymal microstructure. The energy is the sum of the surface energy and the elastic energies of two tissue ...

Abstract: A strain energy function for liquid foam is formulated by modeling foam as a collection of randomly oriented surfaces with surface tension on the faces. The surfaces are assumed to follow the ...