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The focal adhesion complex. (Figure by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Prof. Matthew Lang
Prof. Roger D. Kamm
2.797J / 3.053J / 6.024J / 20.310J
Fall 2006
Undergraduate
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. The class also examines experimental methods for probing structures at the tissue, cellular, and molecular levels.
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