KuTenk 2000 - SBIO225402-Biomechanics At Micro- And Nanoscale Levels, Volume I

by Hiroshi Wada 

2005 (183 pages)

ISBN:9789812560988

Based on the research to date by fourteen prominent researchers as part of a four-year government supported project, this text provides coverage of cell mechanics, cell response to mechanical stimuli, tissue engineering, and computational biomechanics.

Biomechanics At Micro- And Nanoscale Levels, Volume I

Preface

Part I - Cell Mechanics

Imaging and Mechanical Properties of Guinea Pig Outer Hair Cells Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy

Development of a Novel Micro Tensile Tester for Single Isolated Cells and its Application to Viscoelastic Analysis of Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

Shear Dependent Albumin Uptake in Cultured Endothelial Cells

Biomechanical and Biotribological Importance of Surface and Surface Zone in Articular Cartilage

Part II - Cell Response to Mechanical Stimulation

Osteoblastic Mechanosensitivity to Localized Mechanical Stimulus Depends on Orientation of Cytoskeletal Actin Fibers

Microbiomechanical Properties of Cultured Endothelial Cells Estimated by Atomic Force Microscopy

Effects of Mechanical Stresses on the Migrating Behavior of Endothelial Cells

Part III - Tissue Engineering

Engineering Approaches to Regulate Cell Differentiation and Tissue Regeneration

A New Theory on the Localization of Vascular Diseases

Automorphogenesis of Load Bearing Fibrous Tissues—Generation of Tensile Stress, Cell Alignment, and Matrix Deformation by Fibroblasts

Part IV - Computational Biomechanics

Note on Anisotropic Properties of Cancellous Bone and Trabeculae—Elasticity and Hardness

Application of Computational Biomechanics to Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine

Biomechanical Study for Skeletal Muscle Injury and A View of Micro-Biomechanics for Microstructure of Muscle

Mechanical Behavior and Structural Changes of Cells Subjected to Mechanical Stimuli—Deformation, Freezing, and Shock Waves