Finite Element Modeling of Shape Changes in Plant Cells

Amir J Bidhendi; Anja Geitmann

doi:10.1104/pp.17.01684

Finite Element Modeling of Shape Changes in Plant Cells

Plant Physiol. 2018 Jan;176(1):41-56. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01684. Epub 2017 Dec 11.

Authors

Amir J Bidhendi¹, Anja Geitmann^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Département de sciences siologiques, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1X 2B2.
² Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Département de sciences siologiques, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1X 2B2 geitmann.aes@mcgill.ca.
³ Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9.

Abstract

Mechanical modeling of plant cells using finite element methods serves to simulate the behavior of complex cell shapes with the aim to understand biological functioning

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Cell Shape*
Finite Element Analysis*
Meristem / cytology
Meristem / growth & development
Plant Cells / metabolism*
Plant Stomata / cytology
Plant Stomata / physiology
Stress, Physiological