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Traction forces exerted through N‐cadherin contacts
Biology of the Cell, 2006Background information. Mechanical forces play an important role in the organization, growth and function of living tissues. The ability of cells to transduce mechanical signals is governed by two types of microscale structures: focal adhesions, which link cells to the extracellular matrix, and adherens junctions, which link adjacent cells through ...
Ganz, Arthur +6 more
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Traction Force Measurement Using Deformable Microposts
2017Recent findings suggest that mechanical forces strongly influence wound repair and fibrosis across multiple organ systems. Traction force is vital to the characterization of cellular responses to mechanical stimuli. Using hydrogel-based traction force microscopy, a FRET-based tension sensor, or microengineered cantilevers, the magnitude of traction ...
Tianfa, Xie, Jamar, Hawkins, Yubing, Sun
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Analysis of Traction Forces in a Precision Traction Drive
Journal of Tribology, 1986A theory for the shear stress between a rough elastic cylinder and a cylinder with a soft layer has been developed. The theory is based on a Fourier transform approach for the elasticity equations coupled with surface deflection equations for transient contacts.
J. W. Kannel, T. A. Dow
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Measurement of Minute Cellular Forces by Traction Force Microscopy
2022The ability of living cells to exert forces on their surrounding environment, such as the extracellular matrix (ECM) or neighboring cells, plays an important role in numerous biological processes. This chapter describes a simple protocol to measure forces exerted by living cells using traction force microscopy. This approach is based on the measurement
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Tire Traction and Force Transfer
2021The transfer of the forces and torques between the tire and the road surface is fundamental for all longitudinal and lateral motions of a vehicle. The physical effects of the force transfer depend on local properties at the contact patch. The amount of forces is a function of the frictional properties between the tire and the road surface.
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Measurement of cell traction forces with ImageJ
2015The quantification of cell traction forces requires three key steps: cell plating on a deformable substrate, measurement of substrate deformation, and the numerical estimation of the corresponding cell traction forces. The computing steps to measure gel deformation and estimate the force field have somehow limited the adoption of this method in cell ...
Martiel, Jean-Louis +7 more
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Orthopaedic traction device—an analysis of forces
Injury, 1984By using hanging weights as loads in traction treatment, one has to consider the transient forces created in the traction cord when the weights are displaced. These forces are transmitted to the patient who experiences them, at least in some circumstances, as pain or discomfort.
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[Cements for fixed prostheses. Traction resistance force].
Dental Cadmos, 1989The cementation is a basic step in the fixed prosthesis rehabilitation. Therefore, it is very important to know the main chemical, physical and biological properties of luting cements. The tensile strength of some dental cements for fixed cast restorations has been studied.
A. Calderini +3 more
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