The role of nuclear mechanics in cell deformation under creeping flows.

Despite the relevant regulatory role that nuclear deformation plays in cell behaviour, a thorough understanding of how fluid flow modulates the deformation of the cell nucleus in non-confined environments is lacking. In this work, we investigated the dynamics of cell deformation under different creeping flows as a general simulation tool for predicting nuclear stresses and strains. Using this solid-fluid modelling interaction framework, we assessed the stress and strain levels that the cell nucleus experiences as a function of different microenvironmental conditions, such as physical constraints, fluid flows, cytosol properties, and nucleus properties and size. Therefore, the simulation methodology proposed here allows the design of deformability-based experiments involving fluid flow, such as real-time deformability cytometry and dynamic cell culture in bioreactors or microfluidic devices.

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