Cytoskeletal mechanics
Subtitle: models and measurements
By: edited by Mohammad R.K. Mofrad, Roger D. Kamm
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781601197399
Subjects: Cytoskeleton; Mechanical properties; Physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biological Models
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Norwich, N.Y. : Knovel, 2009. System requirements: PDF reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Access restricted to users at licensed institutions.
Table of contents: title: Introduction, with the biological basis for cell mechanics / Roger D. Kamm and Mohammad R.K. Mofrad; title: Experimental measurements of intracellular mechanics / Paul Janmey and Christoph Schmidt; title: The cytoskeleton as a soft glassy material / Jeffrey Fredberg and Ben Fabry; title: Continuum elastic or viscoelastic models for the cell / Mohammed [sic] R.K. Mofrad, Helene Karcher, and Roger D. Kamm; title: Multiphasic models of cell mechanics / Farshid Guilak ... [et al.]; title: Models of cytoskeletal mechanics based on tensegrity / Dimitrije Stamenović; title: Cells, gels and mechanics / Gerald H. Pollack; title: Polymer-based models of cytoskeletal networks / F.C. MacKintosh; title: Cell dynamics and the actin cytoskeleton / James L. McGrath and C. Forbes Dewey, Jr.; title: Active cellular motion : continuum theories and models / Marc Herant and Micah Dembo.