ENGLISH

Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells

By R. Rappaport (auth.) , Nuri Akkas (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1990
ISBN
978-3-642-83633-6, 978-3-642-83631-2
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-83631-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13961034 bytes)
Series
NATO ASI Series 42
Edition
1
Pages
524\532
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Cell Biology;Biophysics and Biological Physics

Description

Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisciplinary approach, and accordingly this volume gives an up-to-date account of the current research done on cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell locomotion and cell deformation during normal development and the cytoskeletal role in cell shape. Biologists, biomechanicians, biophysicists, biochemists and biomathematicians here discuss the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics, emphasizing their applicability to cell activities.

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