Overview
- Shows new insights how cells produce and respond to mechanical loads
- Provides a better understanding of the mechanical function of cells, and its relevance to their biological function
- Describes the frontier of knowledge in cellular and biomolecular mechanics, and the biological implications, in health and disease
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials (SMTEB, volume 4)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviews
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“The book comprises a number of articles by experts in the field of cellular and biomolecular mechanics. … In my opinion this book is an excellent start for any scientist who wants to enter this very challenging, intriguing and rapidly developing field of research. For the researcher, already active in this field, the book provides an outstanding overview of the state of the art of research in this area containing both extensive references and contributions from world leading experts within this field.” (Cees Oomens, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, July, 2012)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cellular and Biomolecular Mechanics and Mechanobiology
Editors: Amit Gefen
Series Title: Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14218-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-14217-8Published: 26 February 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26726-0Published: 21 April 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-14218-5Published: 02 December 2010
Series ISSN: 1868-2006
Series E-ISSN: 1868-2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 562
Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Cell Biology