5. Developments
The next step, which has yet to be taken, is to extend mechanical modeling using tensegrity systems to the case of multicellular complexes. This approach is based on the property of tensegrity systems of being able to associate to form organized and complex structures (planar tissues such as those shown in figure 19 , like a monolayer of endothelial cells, or volumic structures).
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LMGC90 software is a development platform dedicated to modeling interaction problems, such as granular materials and block buildings. Bodies can be rigid or deformable (discrete elements, finite elements with multi-physics coupling) and interactions can be of any nature (contact, friction, cohesion, etc.). It consists of a library of components (modules) that can be used via a macro language, relying as far as possible...
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SNELSON (K.). – Continuous tension, discontinuous compression structures. US Patent, n° 3, 169, p. 611 (1965).
FULLER (R.B.). – Tensile Integrity Structures. US Patent n° 3, 063, p. 521 (1962).
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