Boal, David H. creator text bibliography enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2012 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 608 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. "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"-- 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. David Boal. Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-602) and index. Cells Mechanical properties Physical biochemistry SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics QH645.5 B63 2012 573.1/536 SCI009000 9780521113762 (hbk.) 9780521130691 (pbk.) 2011038238 http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/13762/cover/9780521113762.jpg http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-t.html http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/13762/cover/9780521113762.jpg http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011038238-t.html DLC 110912 20160526160335.0 16958407