Computational Homogenization of Polymeric Nanofiber Scaffolds and Biological Cells Academic Article

abstract

• An understanding of the structure-property relationship is essential for the estimation of mechanical properties of nano-materials like polymeric nanofibers and biological materials like cells and tissues. The properties of these structures are closely related to the internal molecular structure and therefore a multiscale based mathematical modeling is required for the determination of its macroscopic properties. In this investigation, we presentmultiscale mathematicalmodels to estimate the mechanical properties of polymeric nanofibers from the basic building blocks to the macroscale nanofibrous structures and also study the homogenization of biological cells considering the microcellular constituents.Theoretical analysis of polymeric nanofibers based scaffolds are necessary towards designing novel bio-medical applications, while through homogenization of biological cells new diagnostic tools based on mechanical properties could be developed. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.

authors

• Reddy, Junuthula

published proceedings

• ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES: THE JACOB ABOUDI VOLUME

author list (cited authors)

• Reddy, J. N., Unnikrishnan, V. U., & Unnikrishnan, G. U.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Reddy, JN||Unnikrishnan, VU||Unnikrishnan, GU

publication date

• December 2010

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Solid Mechanics and Its Applications  Journal

keywords

• 34 Chemical Sciences
• 3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry
• 40 Engineering
• 4003 Biomedical Engineering
• Bioengineering
• Nanotechnology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/978-90-481-3467-0_7

start page

• 89

end page

• 102

volume

• 168

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3467-0_7