New trends in the physics and mechanics of biological systems Ecole de physique des Houches ; session XC, 6-31 July 2009

This text presents the latest trends in the modelling of biological systems from a mechanics perspective. It covers both fluid and solid mechanics, the modelling of growth in biological systems, and presents the application of physical methods for the modelling of systems in cellular biology, physio...

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Main Author: Ben Amar, M.
Corporate Author: Ecole d'âetâe de physique thâeorique (Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France) ( 2009)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This text presents the latest trends in the modelling of biological systems from a mechanics perspective. It covers both fluid and solid mechanics, the modelling of growth in biological systems, and presents the application of physical methods for the modelling of systems in cellular biology, physiology and morphogenesis
Physical Description:xxi, 357 p. ill
ISBN:9780191729522
0191729523