Ebook: Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells

Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisciplinary approach, and accordingly this volume gives an up-to-date account of the current research done on cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell locomotion and cell deformation during normal development and the cytoskeletal role in cell shape. Biologists, biomechanicians, biophysicists, biochemists and biomathematicians here discuss the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics, emphasizing their applicability to cell activities.

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Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisciplinary approach, and accordingly this volume gives an up-to-date account of the current research done on cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell locomotion and cell deformation during normal development and the cytoskeletal role in cell shape. Biologists, biomechanicians, biophysicists, biochemists and biomathematicians here discuss the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics, emphasizing their applicability to cell activities.

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Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisciplinary approach, and accordingly this volume gives an up-to-date account of the current research done on cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell locomotion and cell deformation during normal development and the cytoskeletal role in cell shape. Biologists, biomechanicians, biophysicists, biochemists and biomathematicians here discuss the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics, emphasizing their applicability to cell activities.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Cytokinesis in Animal Cells....Pages 1-34
Force Generation in the Mitotic Spindle....Pages 35-71
Microtubules in Interphase and Mitosis of Cellular Slime Molds....Pages 73-107
Some Basic Principles of Mechanics as Applied to Cytology....Pages 109-154
Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Active Cell Motions....Pages 155-183
Physical Model for Phagocyte Motility: Local Growth of a Contractile Network from a Passive Body....Pages 185-214
Dynamic Cytomatrix-Membrane Interactions in Cell Shape and Organization....Pages 215-234
Mechanisms of Membrane Fusion....Pages 235-248
Protrusive Activity of the Cell Surface and the Movements of Tissue Cells....Pages 249-294
The Mechanics of Morphogenesis in Multicellular Embryos....Pages 295-401
Mathematical Models and Analysing Methods for the Lamellipodial Activity of Leukocytes....Pages 403-422
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Physarum Cytoplasm....Pages 423-428
Biophysical Analysis of Neutrophil Motility....Pages 429-436
Three Position Controller for Tensile Regulation of Axon Length....Pages 437-442
Patterns of Discrete Cell-Cell Contacts Formed on Erythrocytes by Polycations, Lectins and Polysaccharides....Pages 443-448
Neutrophil Granulocytes: A Model for Analyzing the Relationship Between Shape, Function and Cytoskeletal Structure....Pages 449-454
Active Motion and Deformation in Vascular Endothelial Cells Exposed to Flow....Pages 455-460
Mechanical Development of the Notochord in Xenopus Early Tail-Bud Embryos....Pages 461-469
Slow Electrically and Chemically Evoked Volume Changes in Guinea Pig Outer Hair Cells....Pages 471-485
Transient Microtubules in the Ciliate Eufolliculina Uhligi, and their Possible Role in Morphogenesis....Pages 487-492
Large-Strain Kinematics of Deforming Cell Sheets....Pages 493-498
GAP-JUNCTION: Braille of the Cell....Pages 499-504
Back Matter....Pages 505-510
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