Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Figure 9
. Diagram of single fiber (left) and a unit cell consisting of multiple fibers
(right) (7).
Figure 10
. Experimental (box and circle) and theoretical (solid and dotted curve)
results for stretching of rabbit skin, showing excellent agreement between model and
experiment (7).
cell model to create a continuum model that accurately predicts behavior of skin
(7) (Figure 10).
2.2. Micron Scale
2.2.1. Cell-Cell Interactions: Co-Culture
In nature, cells very rarely live exclusively with cells of their own type.
Cells of different types interact with each other, and the right cell types must be
combined to form a functioning tissue. Even as the mechanisms by which cells
