Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells [Paperback]

Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisciplinary approach, and accordingly this volume gives an up-to-date account of the current research done on cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell locomotion and cell deformation during normal development and the cytoskeletal role in cell shape. Biologists, biomechanicians, biophysicists, biochemists and biomathematicians here discuss the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics, emphasizing their applicability to cell activities.Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells held in Istanbul, Turkey, September 3-13, 1989Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisciplinary approach, and accordingly this volume gives an up-to-date account of the current research done on cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell locomotion and cell deformation during normal development and the cytoskeletal role in cell shape. Biologists, biomechanicians, biophysicists, biochemists and biomathematicians here discuss the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics, emphasizing their applicability to cell activities.Cytokinesis in Animal Cells.- Force Generation in the Mitotic Spindle.- Microtubules in Interphase and Mitosis of Cellular Slime Molds.- Some Basic Principles of Mechanics as Applied to Cytology.- Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Active Cell Motions.- Physical Model for Phagocyte Motility: Local Growth of a Contractile Network from a Passive Body.- Dynamic CytomlcO