Biomechanics in Oncology /

This book covers multi-scale biomechanics for oncology, ranging from cells and tissues to whole organ. Topics covered include, but not limited to, biomaterials in mechano-oncology, non-invasive imaging techniques, mechanical models of cell migration, cancer cell mechanics, and platelet-based drug de...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dong, Cheng (Editor), Zahir, Nastaran (Editor), Konstantopoulos, Konstantinos (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Series:Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1092.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book covers multi-scale biomechanics for oncology, ranging from cells and tissues to whole organ. Topics covered include, but not limited to, biomaterials in mechano-oncology, non-invasive imaging techniques, mechanical models of cell migration, cancer cell mechanics, and platelet-based drug delivery for cancer applications. This is an ideal book for graduate students, biomedical engineers, and researchers in the field of mechanobiology and oncology. This book also: Describes how mechanical properties of cancer cells, the extracellular matrix, tumor microenvironment and immuno-editing, and fluid flow dynamics contribute to tumor progression and the metastatic process Provides the latest research on non-invasive imaging, including traction force microscopy and brillouin confocal microscopy Includes insight into NCIs' role in supporting biomechanics in oncology research Details how biomaterials in mechano-oncology can be used as a means to tune materials to study cancer.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 376 pages 111 illustrations, 94 illustrations in color) : online resource.
ISBN:9783319952949
ISSN:0065-2598 ;
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-95294-9