Given the physical properties of the individual particles and the packing condition of the particulate assemblies under specified loading conditions, the network thus understands the way contact forces are distributed, the orientation of contact (fabric) networks and the evolution of stress tensor during the mechanical loading.
In their experiments, the hematocrit was very low, white cells were simulated as spheres and red cells as disks and their results depended on the orientation of contact between the disks and sphere.
Being a model for the surface receptor distribution and receptor-mediated contact dynamics, our model was not designed to predict the mutual orientation of the contact zone and the intracellular recycling polarity.
The mechanical properties of these low-density materials are linked to their architecture (fiber orientation, number of contacts, etc).. Specimens can be produced with and without cross-links between fibers by sintering for steel wool or by using epoxy spraying for carbon or glass fibers.
Designed separately, the magnitude of transmission errors and the orientation of the contact path are subjected to precise control.
The data suggest that the packing fraction is affected by the anisotropy of contact orientations as well as by the coordination number.
In the heart, for example, the orientation of cell cell contacts to create linear tissue planes for electrical conduction is vital to the physiologic function of the heart, as disorganized tissue growth can serve as a nidus for electrical anomalies.
Previously, it has been shown that linear, parallel raised features with length scales of 0.5 2 μm direct cell orientation through the phenomenon of contact guidance, and enhance phenotypic markers of osteoblastic differentiation.
Storage in the horizontal orientation increases the area of contact between the liquid and gaseous phases and decreases the distance between the liquid surface and the cylinder wall thus maximizing heat transfer to the liquid nitrous oxide.
The distribution of contact normal orientations for the carrier particle is presented in Fig. 5, which shows the polar histogram of the proportion of contact normal orientations falling within a series of adjacent orientation classes that partition the full orientation space.
