New trends in the physics and mechanics of biological systems : Ecole de physique des Houches ; session XC, 6-31 July 2009 /

This text presents the latest trends in the modelling of biological systems from a mechanics perspective. It covers both fluid and solid mechanics, the modelling of growth in biological systems, and presents the application of physical methods for the modelling of systems in cellular biology, physio...

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Corporate Authors: Ecole d'aetae de physique thaeorique (Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France), Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Ben Amar, M.
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Summary:This text presents the latest trends in the modelling of biological systems from a mechanics perspective. It covers both fluid and solid mechanics, the modelling of growth in biological systems, and presents the application of physical methods for the modelling of systems in cellular biology, physiology and morphogenesis.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 357 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191729522
0191729523