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Cell mechanics : from single scale-based models to multiscale modeling /

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Ubiquitous and fundamental in cell mechanics, multiscale problems can arise in the growth of tumors, embryogenesis, tissue engineering, and more. This book discusses the tool of microrheology for investigating cell mechanical properties, and multiphysics and multiscale approaches for studying intrac...

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Main Author: Chauviere, Arnaud (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Preziosi, Luigi, Verdier, Claude
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2009.
Series:Chapman and Hall/CRC mathematical & computational biology series.
Subjects:
Cells > Mechanical properties > Mathematical models.
Cells > Mechanical properties > Computer simulation.
Tumors > Growth > Mathematical models.
Tumors > Growth > Computer simulation.
Cellules > Propriétés mécaniques > Modèles mathématiques.
Cellules > Propriétés mécaniques > Simulation par ordinateur.
Tumeurs > Croissance > Modèles mathématiques.
Tumeurs > Croissance > Simulation par ordinateur.
Tumors > Growth > Computer simulation
Tumors > Growth > Mathematical models
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Ubiquitous and fundamental in cell mechanics, multiscale problems can arise in the growth of tumors, embryogenesis, tissue engineering, and more. This book discusses the tool of microrheology for investigating cell mechanical properties, and multiphysics and multiscale approaches for studying intracellular mechanisms in cell motility.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (484 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0429147090
9780429147098
1282495542
9781282495548
9786612495540
6612495545
1420094556
9781420094558