New trends in the physics and mechanics of biological systems : École de physique des Houches, session XCII, 6-31 July 2009
Ecole d'été de physique théorique (Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France)Corporate Author
Ecole d'âetâe de physique thâeorique (Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France)
Ecole d'âetâe de physique thâeorique (Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France)
Ben Amar, MContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Locomotion at Low Reynolds number -- 2. Surface Tension -- 3. Dynamics of Complex Bio-Fluids -- 4. Active Fluids and Gels -- 5. Elasticity and Dynamics of Cytoskeletal Filaments and their Networks -- 6. Morphoelasticity -- A theory of elastic growth -- 7. Mechanics of Tumour Growth: Multiphase Models, Adhesion, and Evolving Configurations -- 8. Microbial mechanics: the growth and form of filamentary micro-organism -- 9. The physics of the cell membrane -- 10. Modeling Plant Morphogenesis and Growth -- 11. How cell mechanics shapes embryos.
Biomechanics
Physics
Biological Science Disciplines
Investigative Techniques
Natural Science Disciplines
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Disciplines and Occupations
Biophysics
Models, Theoretical
Models, Biological
Biology
Health & Biological Sciences
Biophysics