Cells, forces, and the microenvironment / edited by Charles M. Cuerrier, Andrew E. Pelling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cuerrier, Charles M., editor.

Pelling, Andrew E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cytology.

Cells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Florida : Pan Stanford Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a broad overview of how mechanical forces and properties govern diverse aspects of physiological and pathological processes. It also covers new emerging techniques developed to study complex biosystems such as microfluidics, traction force microscopy, and the development of novel biomaterials for tissue engineering. Importantly, chapters in this book are not limited to applications in animal cell biology, but also cover important dimensions in other kingdoms such as plants and bacteria.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Micromechanical Cues Converging on Fibroblasts, Cardiac Mycocytes, and Stem Cells; Chapter 2: How Microbes Sense and Respond to Force: A Single-Molecule View; Chapter 3: Modulating Cell Adhesion by Non-Covalent Ligand Attachment; Chapter 4: Traction Microscopy; Chapter 5: Mechanical Regulation of Myofibroblasts: Mechanically Guided Matrix Remodeling and Prevention of Fibrosis in Regenerative Medicine; Chapter 6: Interstitial Fluid Flow Mechanosensing: Mechanisms and Consequences

Chapter 7: Mechanical Properties of Cytoskeletal Structures and Their Response to Externally Applied ForcesChapter 8: Shape and Mechanical Cues Underlying Cellular Homeostasis in Soft Organs; Chapter 9: Muscle Contraction and Sarcomere Length Non-Uniformities; Chapter 10: Microfluidic Modeling of Cancer Metastasis; Chapter 11: Engineering Strategies to Recapitulate the Tumor Microenvironment; Chapter 12: Micropost Methods for Cell Biomechanics of the Cardiovascular System; Chapter 13: Dynamic Mechanical Environments to Quantify and Control Cellular Dynamics

Chapter 14: Tip Growth in Walled Cells: Cellular Expansion and Invasion MechanismsChapter 15: Expansive Growth of Cells With Walls: Force Generation and Growth Regulation; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 26, 2015).

ISBN:

0-429-06781-X

981-4613-37-1

9780429067815

OCLC:

910542767