The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not ...

Fibrosis is an affliction wherein cells produce excess fibrous tissue. Fibroblast cells do this to close wounds, but the process can cascade in unwanted places. Examples include cardiac fibrosis; ...

For instance, a patient who has biaxial stress coming from two directions ... Genin GM. Tension anisotropy drives fibroblast phenotypic transition by self-reinforcing cell–extracellular matrix ...

Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43201, United States ...

Variation of the biaxial residual stress with the range of the ω oscillation ... Dölle, “The Influence of Multiaxial Stress States, Stress Gradients and Elastic Anisotropy on the Evaluation of ...