Modelling Cell Origami via a Tensegrity Model of the Cytoskeleton in Adherent Cells

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2019/8541303/figures/8541303.fig.003a.svgz" name="8541303.fig.003a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>12-node NSK</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2019/8541303/figures/8541303.fig.003b.svgz" name="8541303.fig.003b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>24-node NSK</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2019/8541303/figures/8541303.fig.003c.svgz" name="8541303.fig.003c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>12-node CSK-NSK with microplate</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2019/8541303/figures/8541303.fig.003d.svgz" name="8541303.fig.003d" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(d) </b>24-node CSK-NSK with microplate</td></tr></table>

<div>Schematic diagram of tensegrity structures with two different levels of complexity: (a) the 12-node NSK is composed of 6 struts (purple) and 24 cables (cyan); (b) the 24-node NSK is made up of 12 struts (purple) and 36 cables (cyan); (c) the 12-node CSK-NSK with a microplate; (d) the 24-node CSK-NSK with a microplate.</div>

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Figure 3: Modelling Cell Origami via a Tensegrity Model of the Cytoskeleton in Adherent Cells 