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020 _a9781107052734 (hardback)
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_cDLC
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050 0 0 _aQH 645.5
_b.Sh37 2018
100 1 _aSheetz, Michael P.,
_eauthor.
_927739
245 1 4 _aThe cell as a machine /
_cMichael Sheetz, Columbia University, New York, Hanry Yu, National University of Singapore.
260 _aCambridge, United Kingdom ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
300 _a424 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c26 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge texts in biomedical engineering
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"This unique introductory text explains cell functions using the engineering principles of robust devices. Adopting a process-based approach to understanding cell and tissue biology, it describes the molecular and mechanical features that enable the cell to be robust in operating its various components, and explores the ways in which molecular modules respond to environmental signals to execute complex functions. The design and operation of a variety of complex functions are covered, including engineering lipid bilayers to provide fluid boundaries and mechanical controls, adjusting cell shape and forces with dynamic filament networks, and DNA packaging for information retrieval and propagation. Numerous problems, case studies and application examples help readers connect theory with practice, and solutions for instructors and videos of lectures accompany the book online. Assuming only basic mathematical knowledge, this is an invaluable resource for graduate and senior undergraduate students taking single-semester courses in cell mechanics, biophysics and cell biology"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aCells
_xMechanical properties.
_927740
650 0 _aCell physiology.
_927741
700 1 _aYu, Hanry,
_eauthor.
_927742
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