Abstract: Numerous experiments have shown that contractile cells like fibroblasts adapt their internal structure to their microenvironment by generating and orienting a network of stress fibers (SFs). This phenomenon has been modeled ...

Abstract: A nonlinear, large deformation beam/column formulation is used to model the behavior of the human spine under compressive load. The stabilizing roles of muscles are accounted for using Patwardhan’s assumption that muscles ...

Abstract: Viscoelastic material behavior in polymer systems largely arises from dynamic topological rearrangement at the network level. In this paper, we present a physically motivated microsphere formulation for modeling the mechanics ...