Cellular and Biomolecular Mechanics and Mechanobiology

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Cytoskeletal Mechanics and Cellular Mechanotransduction: A Molecular Perspective....Pages 3-27
Forces During Cell Adhesion and Spreading: Implications for Cellular Homeostasis....Pages 29-69
The Physical Mechanical Processes that Shape Tissues in the Early Embryo....Pages 71-97
Mechanobiology of Primary Cilia....Pages 99-124
Mechanical Response of Living Cells to Contacting Shear Forces....Pages 125-141
Microfabricated Devices for Studying Cellular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology....Pages 145-175
Nanotechnology Usages for Cellular Adhesion and Traction Forces....Pages 177-200
The Mechanical Environment of Cells in Collagen Gel Models....Pages 201-245
Biomechanical Characterization of Single Chondrocytes....Pages 247-266
Mechanics of Airway Smooth Muscle Cells and the Response to Stretch....Pages 261-293
Biomechanical Modelling of Cells in Mechanoregulation....Pages 297-329
Finite Element Modeling of Cellular Mechanics Experiments....Pages 331-344
Multiscale Computation of Cytoskeletal Mechanics During Blebbing....Pages 345-371
Mechanobiology and Finite Element Analysis of Cellular Injury During Microbubble Flows....Pages 373-429
Mathematical Modelling of Cell Adhesion in Tissue Engineering using Continuum Models....Pages 431-450
Cell–Material Communication: Mechanosensing Modelling for Design in Tissue Engineering....Pages 451-462
Structure–Mechanical Property Changes in Nucleus arising from Breast Cancer....Pages 465-475
Adhesion and Signaling of Tumor Cells to Leukocytes and Endothelium in Cancer Metastasis....Pages 477-521
Cellular Mechanics of Acute Leukemia and Chemotherapy....Pages 523-558
Back Matter....Pages 559-560