Mechanics of the cell

"Exploring the mechanical features of biological cells, including their architecture and stability, this textbook is a pedagogical introduction to the interdisciplinary fields of cell mechanics and soft matter physics from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. This second edition has...

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Main Author: Boal, David H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press , c2012
Edition:2nd ed
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245 1 0 |a Mechanics of the cell   |c David Boal 
250 |a 2nd ed 
260 |a Cambridge, England :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c c2012 
300 |a xiv, 608 p. :   |b ill. (some col.) ;   |c 26 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-602) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction to the cell -- 2. Soft materials and fluids -- 3. Polymers -- 4. Complex filaments -- 5. Two-dimensional networks -- 6. Three-dimensional networks -- 7. Biomembranes -- 8. Membrane undulations -- 9. Intermembrane and electrostatic forces -- 10. The simplest cells -- 11. Dynamic filaments -- 12. Growth and division -- 13. Signals and switches 
520 |a "Exploring the mechanical features of biological cells, including their architecture and stability, this textbook is a pedagogical introduction to the interdisciplinary fields of cell mechanics and soft matter physics from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. This second edition has been greatly updated and expanded, with new chapters on complex filaments, the cell division cycle, the mechanisms of control and organization in the cell, and fluctuation phenomena. The textbook is now in full color which enhances the diagrams and allows the inclusion of new microscopy images. With more than 300 end-of-chapter exercises exploring further applications, this textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics and biomedical engineering. A website hosted by the author contains extra support material, diagrams and lecture notes, and is available at www.cambridge.org/9780521130691" 
650 0 |a Cells   |x Mechanical properties 
650 0 |a Physical biochemistry 
650 1 2 |a Cell Physiological Phenomena 
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