Cellular motion is governed by the behavior of proteins like actin. (Image courtesy of OCW.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Roger D. Kamm
Prof. Patrick Doyle
Maxine Jonas
(Teaching Assistant)
MIT Course Number
20.410J / 2.798J / 6.524J / 10.537
As Taught In
Spring 2003
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)
- Assignments: written (no examples)
- Exams (no solutions)
Course Description
This course develops and applies scaling laws and the methods of continuum mechanics to biomechanical phenomena over a range of length scales. Topics include: structure of tissues and the molecular basis for macroscopic properties; chemical and electrical effects on mechanical behavior; cell mechanics, motility and adhesion; biomembranes; biomolecular mechanics and molecular motors. Experimental methods for probing structures at the tissue, cellular, and molecular levels will also be investigated.
This course was originally co-developed by Professors Alan Grodzinsky, Roger Kamm, and L. Mahadevan.
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