Mechanics of the Cell

by David Boal and Boal, David H. Boal, David H.

Book Overview

Exploring the mechanical features of biological cells, including their architecture and stability, this textbook is a pedagogical introduction to the interdisciplinary fields of cell mechanics and soft matter physics from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. This second edition has been greatly updated and expanded, with new chapters on complex filaments, the cell division cycle, the mechanisms of control and organization in the cell, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521130697
• ISBN13: 9780521130691
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 622 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 9.6"