Mechanics of biological systems : introduction to mechanobiology and experimental techniques / Seungman Park and Yun Chen.

By: Park, Seungman [author.]Contributor(s): Chen, Yun (Ph. D. in biomedical engineering) [author.] | Morgan & Claypool Publishers [publisher.] | Institute of Physics (Great Britain) [publisher.]Material type: TextTextSeries: IOP (Series)Release 6 | IOP concise physicsPublisher: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2019]Distributor: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2019]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781643273921 ebookOther title: Introduction to mechanobiology and experimental techniquesSubject(s): Biomechanics | Mensuration & systems of measurement | SCIENCE / Weights & MeasuresAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 571.43 LOC classification: QH513 .P376 2019ebOnline resources: e-book Full-text access Also available in print.
Contents:
1. Force, stress, and mechanical properties in biological systems -- 1.1. Overview
2. Mechanics primers and theoretical models for biomaterial characterization -- 2.1. Overview -- 2.2. Force -- 2.3. Stress -- 2.4. Parameters for mechanical properties -- 2.5. Basic rules of mechanics -- 2.6. Hyperelastic models -- 2.7. Viscoela
3. Important forces at the molecular level and how to measure them -- 3.1. Overview -- 3.2. Force generated by motor proteins -- 3.3. Forces generated by actin polymerization -- 3.4. Forces generated by microtubule polymerization -- 3.5. Force r
4. Important forces at the cellular level and how to measure them -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2. Force generation, transmission, and sensing at the cellular level -- 4.3. Cancer metastasis -- 4.4. Mechanosensitive gene expression -- 4.5. Mechanical pr
5. Important forces at the tissue level and how to measure them -- 5.1. Overview -- 5.2. Principles of force generation and coordination at the tissue level -- 5.3. Mechanoresponsive processes at the tissue level -- 5.4. Force, stress, and mecha
Abstract: This book is an introduction to the mechanical properties, the force generating capacity, and the sensitivity to mechanical cues of the biological system. To understand how these qualities govern many essential biological processes, we also disc
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1. Force, stress, and mechanical properties in biological systems -- 1.1. Overview

2. Mechanics primers and theoretical models for biomaterial characterization -- 2.1. Overview -- 2.2. Force -- 2.3. Stress -- 2.4. Parameters for mechanical properties -- 2.5. Basic rules of mechanics -- 2.6. Hyperelastic models -- 2.7. Viscoela

3. Important forces at the molecular level and how to measure them -- 3.1. Overview -- 3.2. Force generated by motor proteins -- 3.3. Forces generated by actin polymerization -- 3.4. Forces generated by microtubule polymerization -- 3.5. Force r

4. Important forces at the cellular level and how to measure them -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2. Force generation, transmission, and sensing at the cellular level -- 4.3. Cancer metastasis -- 4.4. Mechanosensitive gene expression -- 4.5. Mechanical pr

5. Important forces at the tissue level and how to measure them -- 5.1. Overview -- 5.2. Principles of force generation and coordination at the tissue level -- 5.3. Mechanoresponsive processes at the tissue level -- 5.4. Force, stress, and mecha

This book is an introduction to the mechanical properties, the force generating capacity, and the sensitivity to mechanical cues of the biological system. To understand how these qualities govern many essential biological processes, we also disc

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Yun Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at Johns Hopkins University, MD. She is specialized in developing multi-scale, multi-modal imaging tools to study how mechanics integrates with other biophysical and

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