2.797J / 3.053J / 6.024J / 20.310J Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics, Fall 2006
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Author(s) •
Lang, Matthew
Kamm, Roger D.
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Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics
Date Issued
December 2006
Abstract
This course develops and applies scaling laws and the methods of continuum mechanics to biomechanical phenomena over a range of length scales. Topics include structure of tissues and the molecular basis for macroscopic properties; chemical and electrical effects on mechanical behavior; cell mechanics, motility and adhesion; biomembranes; biomolecular mechanics and molecular motors. The class also examines experimental methods for probing structures at the tissue, cellular, and molecular levels.
Subjects
molecular mechanics
tissue mechanics
cell mechanics
molecular electromechanics
electromechanical and physiochemical properties of tissues
physical regulation
cellular metabolism
tissue-level deformation
muscle constriction
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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