Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology A WTEC Global Assessment /

This book presents an Assessment of Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology (APHELION) by a panel of experts. It covers the status and trends of applying physical sciences and engineering principles to oncology research in leading laboratories and organizations in Eu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Janmey, Paul (Editor ), Fletcher, Daniel (Editor ), Gerecht, Sharon (Editor ), Levine, Ross (Editor ), Mallick, Parag (Editor ), McCarty, Owen (Editor ), Munn, Lance (Editor ), Reinhart-King, Cynthia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Science Policy Reports,
Temas:
Biophysics.
Oncology.
Biomedical engineering.
Medical physics.
Biochemistry.
System theory.
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
Medical Physics.
Complex Systems.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Executive Summary
  • Preface
  • ToC
  • List of Figures.-Chapter 1
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 2
  • Complexity and Information: Cancer as a Multiscale Complex Adaptive System
  • Chapter 3
  • Mimicking the Microenvironement
  • Chapter 4.- Cancer Cell Mechanics
  • Chapter 5.- Fluid Mechanics and Transport in Tumors
  • Chapter 6
  • The Dynamics of Cell Motility
  • Chapter 7.- Devices and New Diagnostic Principles
  • Chapter 8
  • Clinical Perspective
  • Appendix A. APHELION Study Panelists and Advisors
  • Appendix B. Site Visit Reports - Europe
  • Appendix C. Site Visit Reports - Asia
  • Appendix D. Site Visit Reports - United Kingdom
  • Appendix E. Site Visit Reports - Brazil
  • Appendix F. Recent Conferences.

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