Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology A WTEC Global Assessment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Janmey, Paul (Editor), Fletcher, Daniel (Editor), Gerecht, Sharon (Editor), Levine, Ross (Editor), Mallick, Parag (Editor), McCarty, Owen (Editor), Munn, Lance (Editor), Reinhart-King, Cynthia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Science Policy Reports,
• Subjects: Physics.; Oncology.; Biochemistry.; System theory.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Biomedical engineering.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Biomedical Engineering.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Biochemistry, general.; Complex Systems.

This book presents an Assessment of Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology (APHELION) by a panel of experts. It covers the status and trends of applying physical sciences and engineering principles to oncology research in leading laboratories and organizations in Eu...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Executive Summary
• Preface
• ToC
• List of Figures.-Chapter 1
• Introduction
• Chapter 2
• Complexity and Information: Cancer as a Multiscale Complex Adaptive System
• Chapter 3
• Mimicking the Microenvironement
• Chapter 4.- Cancer Cell Mechanics
• Chapter 5.- Fluid Mechanics and Transport in Tumors
• Chapter 6
• The Dynamics of Cell Motility
• Chapter 7.- Devices and New Diagnostic Principles
• Chapter 8
• Clinical Perspective
• Appendix A. APHELION Study Panelists and Advisors
• Appendix B. Site Visit Reports - Europe
• Appendix C. Site Visit Reports - Asia
• Appendix D. Site Visit Reports - United Kingdom
• Appendix E. Site Visit Reports - Brazil
• Appendix F. Recent Conferences.