Gidon Ofek, Ph.D.

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2010 Rice University, Houston, TX 
Area:
Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Cell Biology
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Kyriacos A. Athanasiou grad student 2010 Rice University
 (Biomechanics of the single chondrocyte and its developing extracellular matrix.)
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Dowling EP, Ronan W, Ofek G, et al. (2012) The effect of remodelling and contractility of the actin cytoskeleton on the shear resistance of single cells: a computational and experimental investigation. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface / the Royal Society. 9: 3469-79
Feng Y, Ofek G, Choi DS, et al. (2010) Unique biomechanical interactions between myeloma cells and bone marrow stroma cells. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 103: 148-56
Ofek G, Dowling EP, Raphael RM, et al. (2010) Biomechanics of single chondrocytes under direct shear. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 9: 153-62
Ofek G, Wiltz DC, Athanasiou KA. (2009) Contribution of the cytoskeleton to the compressive properties and recovery behavior of single cells. Biophysical Journal. 97: 1873-82
Ofek G, Willard VP, Koay EJ, et al. (2009) Mechanical characterization of differentiated human embryonic stem cells. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 131: 061011
Ofek G, Natoli RM, Athanasiou KA. (2009) In situ mechanical properties of the chondrocyte cytoplasm and nucleus. Journal of Biomechanics. 42: 873-7
Ofek G, Revell CM, Hu JC, et al. (2008) Matrix development in self-assembly of articular cartilage. Plos One. 3: e2795
Koay EJ, Ofek G, Athanasiou KA. (2008) Effects of TGF-beta1 and IGF-I on the compressibility, biomechanics, and strain-dependent recovery behavior of single chondrocytes. Journal of Biomechanics. 41: 1044-52
Ofek G, Athanasiou KA. (2007) Micromechanical properties of chondrocytes and chondrons: Relevance to articular cartilage tissue engineering Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures. 2: 1059-1086
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