MoFEM-CellEngineering-Module-v0.5.42

Module to the identification of cell forces from displacements.  We propose both a local and non-local method. The former assumes rotation free field of surface tractions, while the latter introduces an intrinsic length scale parameter, such that cells can locally apply a moment on the material surface. This paper focuses attention on a numerical aspect of force identification without investigating, at this stage, the true nature of that forces. 

The forces exerted by living cells on a surface can be identified experimentally by
observing displacements in the material. These displacements can, for example, be measured by
tracking beads embedded in a flexible gel substrate on which the cells are
cultured.