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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boal, David H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • appendix A. Animal cells and tissues
  • appendix B. The cell's molecular building blocks
  • appendix C. Elementary statistical mechanics
  • appendix D. Elasticity.