03003cam a2200397 a 4500 16958407 MWNLS 20160526160335.0 110912s2012 enka b 001 0 eng 2011038238 9780521113762 (hbk.) 9780521130691 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC pcc QH645.5 B63 2012 573.1/536 23 SCI009000 bisacsh Boal, David H. Mechanics of the cell / David Boal. 2nd ed. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. xiv, 608 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-602) and index. Machine generated contents note: Preface; List of symbols; 1. Introduction to the cell; 2. Soft materials and fluids; Part I. Rods and Ropes: 3. Polymers; 4. Complex filaments; 5. Two-dimensional networks; 6. Three-dimensional networks; Part II. Membranes: 7. Biomembranes; 8. Membrane undulations; 9. Intermembrane and electrostatic forces; Part III. The Whole Cell: 10. Structure of the simplest cells; 11. Dynamic filaments; 12. Growth and division; 13. Signals and switches; Appendixes; Glossary; References; Index. "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 been greatly updated and expanded, with new chapters on complex filaments, the cell division cycle, the mechanisms of control and organization in the cell, and fluctuation phenomena. The textbook is now in full color which enhances the diagrams and allows the inclusion of new microscopy images. With more than 300 end-of-chapter exercises exploring further applications, this textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics and biomedical engineering. A website hosted by the author contains extra support material, diagrams and lecture notes, and is available at www.cambridge.org/9780521130691"-- Cells Mechanical properties. Physical biochemistry. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics. bisacsh Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/13762/cover/9780521113762.jpg Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-t.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 22360 22360 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MZ MZ GEN 2016-05-26 Beit trust 10000.00 573.1536 BOA 0091215 2026-09-10 09:06:43 15000.00 2016-05-26 BK