Estudo das propriedades viscoelásticas de células

In this work a quantitative study was performed on the viscoelastic properties of cells through computational simulations with direct application of the Finite Element Method (FEM). The simulated experiment consists of a relaxation test, in which a constant indentation was applied under a viscoelast...

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Autor: Costa, Damião Ferreira da Silva
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/45670
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/45670
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Viscoelasticidade
Células
Método dos elementos finitos
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Sumario:In this work a quantitative study was performed on the viscoelastic properties of cells through computational simulations with direct application of the Finite Element Method (FEM). The simulated experiment consists of a relaxation test, in which a constant indentation was applied under a viscoelastic cell through a spherical bead of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Different viscoelastic cells were constructed in relation to the geometry and the indentations were performed at different points on the cell surface. Using the built models, we vary the cytoplasmic stiffness in order to obtain a kind of mechanical signature for each value corresponding to the established G shear, from the analysis of the force curves. Our results show that the curves obtained may vary according to the indented location, geometry used, indentation depth, cell type and state of health. In addition, the viscoelastic response depends on the experiment execution time when compared to the material specific time.