Overview
Provides an examination of the mechanobiology of cell-matrix interactions
Discusses the emerging area of cooperative behavior of cells, as well as current methods for probing cell mechanics
Explores the mechano-pathology of cancer and disease
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Mechanobiology of Cell-Matrix Interactions focuses on characterization and modeling of interactions between cells and their local extracellular environment, exploring how these interactions may mediate cell behavior. Studies of cell-matrix interactions rely on integrating engineering, (molecular and cellular) biology, and imaging disciplines. Recent advances in the field have begun to unravel our understanding of how cells gather information from their surrounding environment, and how they interrogate such information during the cell fate decision making process. Topics include adhesive and integrin-ligand interactions; extracellular influences on cell biology and behavior; cooperative mechanisms of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions; the mechanobiology of pathological processes; (multi-scale) modeling approaches to describe the complexity or cell-matrix interactions; and quantitative methods required for such experimental and modeling studies.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mechanobiology of Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions
Editors: A. Wagoner Johnson, Brendan A.C. Harley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8083-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8082-3Published: 03 March 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7379-5Published: 21 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8083-0Published: 21 February 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 319
Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Cell Biology