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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobs, C. R. (Christopher R.)
Other Authors: Huang, Hayden, Kwon, Ronald Y.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Garland Science, [2013]
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Summary:"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 networks, two-dimensional membranes, whole-cell mechanics, and mechanobiology, as well as primer chapters on solid, fluid, and statistical mechanics"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xvi, 351 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815344254 (pbk.)
0815344252 (pbk.)