Physical Models of Cell Motility

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Aranson, Igor S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Bioinformatics.; Computational biology.; Biomathematics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Biomedical Engineering.; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences.; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.

This book surveys the most recent advances in physics-inspired cell movement models. This synergetic, cross-disciplinary effort to increase the fidelity of computational algorithms will lead to a better understanding of the complex biomechanics of cell movement, and stimulate progress in research on...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Phase-field Description of Cell Movement
• Role of Substrate Adhesiveness
• Cytoskeletal Waves
• Chemical Signaling
• Efficiency of Cell Motion.