A physical model for studying adhesion between a living cell and a spherical functionalized substrate
A new microadhesion experiment is analysed in the framework of a stochastic model. Particular attention is focused on the adhesion between a functionalized spherical microsphere and a cell grown on a substrate. The parameters governing the dynamics of failure are deduced from the theory and the geometry of the system. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
adhesion binding kinetics rupture force multiple bonds