Tommy Heck

The role of actin protrusion dynamics in cell migration through a degradable viscoelastic extracellular matrix: Insights from a computational model

Tommy Heck, Diego A. Vargas, Bart Smeets et al. · PLoS Computational Biology · 2020 · 135 citations · Full text

Tissue Engineering, Engineering, Computational Model +20

Computational Models of Sprouting Angiogenesis and Cell Migration: Towards Multiscale Mechanochemical Models of Angiogenesis

Tommy Heck, Marie‐Mo Vaeyens, Hans Van Oosterwyck · Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena · 2015 · 70 citations · Full text

Tissue Engineering, Engineering, Cytoskeleton +22

Matrix deformations around angiogenic sprouts correlate to sprout dynamics and suggest pulling activity

Marie‐Mo Vaeyens, Álvaro Jorge-Peñas, Jorge Barrasa‐Fano et al. · Angiogenesis · 2020 · 60 citations · Full text

Biology, Pattern Formation, Developmental Biology +5

A tissue adaptation model based on strain-dependent collagen degradation and contact-guided cell traction

Tommy Heck, W. Wilson, Jasper Foolen et al. · Journal of Biomechanics · 2014 · 20 citations

Tissue Engineering, Mechanobiology, Contact-guided Cell Traction +14

Modeling extracellular matrix viscoelasticity using smoothed particle hydrodynamics with improved boundary treatment

Tommy Heck, Bart Smeets, Simon Vanmaercke et al. · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 2017 · 17 citations · Full text

Rheological Constitutive Equation, Viscoplastic Fluid, Extracellular Matrix Viscoelasticity +13