Innovative Approaches to Cell Biomechanics From Cell Migration to On-Chip Manipulation /

• Main Authors: Okeyo, Kennedy Omondi (Author), Miyoshi, Hiromi (Author), Adachi, Taiji (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Frontiers of Biomechanics, 1
• Subjects: Engineering.; Human physiology.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Physics of the Cell.; Human Physiology.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

This book covers topics on mechanosensing, mechanotransduction, and actin cytoskeletal dynamics in cell motility. It will contribute to a better understanding of how cells functionally adapt to their mechanical environment as well as highlighting fundamental concepts for designing material niches fo...

Table of Contents:

• Actin Cytoskeletal Structure in Migrating Cells
• Actin Cytoskeleton Generates Mechanical Forces for Cell Migration
• Multi-scale Mechanochemical Interactions between Cell Membrane and Actin Filaments
• Actin Network Flow and Turnover are coupled in Migrating Cells
• Mechanical Strain is involved in Actin Network Reorganization
• Actin Network Dynamics is Regulated by Actomyosin Interactions
• Biophysical Interactions between Cells and Extracellular Matrix
• Cell Migration in Engineered Micro-/Nano-environments with Controlled Physical Properties
• Engineered Biomaterial for Cell Manipulation.