Zhang Y. (Ed.) Multi-scale Extracellular Matrix Mechanics and Mechanobiology

Springer, 2020. — 401 p. — (Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials 23I). — ISBN: 978-3-030-20181-4.This book describes the current state of knowledge in the field of multi-scale ECM mechanics and mechanobiology with a focus on experimental and modeling studies in biomechanical characterization, advanced optical microscopy and imaging, as well as computational modeling. This book also discusses the scale dependency of ECM mechanics, translation of mechanical forces from tissue to cellular level, and advances and challenges in improving our understanding of cellular mechanotransduction in the context of living tissues and organisms.Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling
Multi-scale Modeling of the Heart Valve Interstitial Cell
Modeling the Structural and Mechanical Properties of the Normal and Aneurysmatic Aortic Wall
Cellular and Extracellular Homeostasis in Fluctuating Mechanical Environments
Experimental Characterization of Adventitial Collagen Fiber Kinematics Using Second-Harmonic Generation Imaging Microscopy: Similarities and Differences Across Arteries, Species and Testing Conditions
Collagen Self-assembly: Biophysics and Biosignaling for Advanced Tissue Generation
Roles of Interactions Between Cells and Extracellular Matrices for Cell Migration and Matrix Remodeling
Quantification of Cell-Matrix Interaction in 3D Using Optical Tweezers
Cell-Matrix Interactions in Cardiac Development and Disease
Multi-scale Mechanics of Collagen Networks: Biomechanical Basis of Matrix Remodeling in Cancer