Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels . Volume IV [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Hiroshi Wada

• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 172 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 571.6343
• Soggetto topico: Biomechanics; Cells - Mechanical properties
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WadaHiroshi <1949->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cell Mechanics: Structural Analysis of the Motor Protein Prestin; Effects of Cytoskeletal Structures on Elastic and Viscoelastic Properties of Cells in Soft Tissues; Biomechanical Properties of Collagen Gel Associated with Microvessel Formation in Vitro; Depth-Dependent Compressive Behaviors of Articular Cartilage and Chondrocytes; Cell Response to Mechanical Stimulation: Cytoskeletal Reassembling and Calcium Signaling Responses to Mechanical Perturbation in Osteoblastic Cells; Experimental Estimation of Preexisting Tension in Single Actin Stress Fiber of Vascular Cells; Biophysical Mechanisms of Tension-Dependent Formation of Stress Fibers from Actin Meshwork; Tissue Engineering: Effects of Cyclic Hydrostatic Pressure Loading on Regulation of Chondrocyte Phenotypes; Effects of a Shear Flow and Water Filtration on the Cell Layer of a Hybrid Vascular Graft; Tissue Reconstructions for Motor Organs with Mechanically Structured Grafts; Computational Biomechanics: Microscopic Analysis of Bone; Computational Biomechanics of Blood Flow in Cardiovascular Diseases; Microstructural Mechanism of Skeletal Muscle Injury and a New Constitutive Model of Skeletal Muscle; Mechanical Characteristics of Vascular Cells and Tissues Exposed to Deformation, Freezing, and Shock Waves: Measurements and Theoretical Predictions.
• Sommario/riassunto: A project on "Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels" was approved by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2003. This volume summarizes the research results achieved by project members throughout its 4-year duration. It is for those interested in the area of biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels.
• Titolo autorizzato: Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels
• ISBN: 1-281-91172-0; 9786611911720; 981-277-132-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458481103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II