title: A finite element method for mechanical response of hair cell ciliary bundles.
abstract: This paper describes the development of a methodology for performing a mechanical analysis of hair cell ciliary bundles. The cilia were modeled as shear deformable beams, and interconnections were modeled as two-force members. These models were incorporated into software, which performs a finite element analysis of a user-defined bundle. The algorithm incorporates aspects of the bundle such as geometric realignment and buckling of compressed side links. A sample bundle is introduced and results of modeling it are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cotton
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000465:Algorithms; D016880:Anisotropy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002923:Cilia / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003187:Compliance; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D018069:Hair Cells, Vestibular / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008954:Models, Biological; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012399:Rotation; D012986:Software Validation; D016474:Weight-Bearing
chemical_list: D000199:Actins