In tissue formation and regeneration processes, cells often move collectively, maintaining connections through intercellular adhesions. However, the specific roles of cell–substrate and cell-to-cell mechanical interactions in the regulation of collective cell migration are not yet fully understood. Finite element modeling (FEM) may be a way to assess more deeply the biological, mechanical, and chemical phenomena behind cell adhesion. FEM is a powerful tool widely used to simulate phenomena described by systems of partial differential equations. For example, FEM provides information on the stress/strain state of a cell adhering to a substrate, as well as on its mechanobiological behavior. This review paper, after briefly describing basic principles of cell adhesion, surveys the most important studies that have utilized FEM to investigate the structural response of a cell adhering to a substrate and how the forces acting on the cell–substrate adhesive structures affect the global cell mechanical behavior.

Finite Element Modeling of Cells Adhering to a Substrate: An Overview / Santoro, Lorenzo; Vaiani, Lorenzo; Boccaccio, Antonio; Lamberti, Luciano; Lo Muzio, Lorenzo; Ballini, Andrea; Cantore, Stefania. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - ELETTRONICO. - 14:6(2024). [10.3390/app14062596]

Finite Element Modeling of Cells Adhering to a Substrate: An Overview

Santoro, Lorenzo;Vaiani, Lorenzo;Boccaccio, Antonio
;
Lamberti, Luciano
;
Cantore, Stefania
2024-01-01

Abstract

In tissue formation and regeneration processes, cells often move collectively, maintaining connections through intercellular adhesions. However, the specific roles of cell–substrate and cell-to-cell mechanical interactions in the regulation of collective cell migration are not yet fully understood. Finite element modeling (FEM) may be a way to assess more deeply the biological, mechanical, and chemical phenomena behind cell adhesion. FEM is a powerful tool widely used to simulate phenomena described by systems of partial differential equations. For example, FEM provides information on the stress/strain state of a cell adhering to a substrate, as well as on its mechanobiological behavior. This review paper, after briefly describing basic principles of cell adhesion, surveys the most important studies that have utilized FEM to investigate the structural response of a cell adhering to a substrate and how the forces acting on the cell–substrate adhesive structures affect the global cell mechanical behavior.
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Finite Element Modeling of Cells Adhering to a Substrate: An Overview / Santoro, Lorenzo; Vaiani, Lorenzo; Boccaccio, Antonio; Lamberti, Luciano; Lo Muzio, Lorenzo; Ballini, Andrea; Cantore, Stefania. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - ELETTRONICO. - 14:6(2024). [10.3390/app14062596]
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