Computational Homogenization of Polymeric Nanofiber Scaffolds and Biological Cells
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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.