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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Main Authors: Jacobs, C. R. (Christopher R.), Huang, Hayden, Kwon, Ronald Y.
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Language:eng
Published: New York : Garland Science, c201
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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