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Introduction to cell mechanics and mechanobiology

"Introduction to Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology teaches advanced undergraduate students a quantitative understanding of the way cells detect, modify, and respond to the physical properties within the cell environment. Coverage includes the mechanics of single molecule polymers, polymer netwo...

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Main Author: Jacobs, C.R. (Christopher R.)
Other Authors: Huang, Hayden, Kwon, Ronald Y.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Garland Science 2013
Subjects:
Cells > Mechanical properties
Cell Physiological Phenomena
Biomechanics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Principles
  • 1. Cell Mechanics as a Framework
  • 2. Fundamentals of Cell Biology
  • 3. Solid Mechanics Primer
  • 4. Fluid Mechanics Primer
  • 5. Statistical Mechanics Primer
  • Part II. Practices
  • 6. Cell Mechanics in the Laboratory
  • 7. Mechanics of Cellular Polymers
  • 8. Polymer Networks and the Cytoskeleton
  • 9. Mechanics of the Cell Membrane
  • 10. Adhesion, Migration, and Contraction of the Cell
  • 11. Mechanotransduction and Intracellular Signaling.

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