Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54 , 5 January 2010

Combining mechanical and optical approaches to dissect cellular mechanobiology

,Accepted 21 August 2009.

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PII: S0021-9290(09)00499-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.008

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54 , 5 January 2010

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