MSE 5130

Mechanobiology of Materials and Cells

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

Mechanobiology, at the intersection of engineering and biophysics, seeks to understand how mechanical signals alter cell behavior. Course addresses (i) the means by which cells sense forces acting on them and (ii) the means by which those forces are created in biological systems. Examples include how cytoskeleton and adhesion sites both transduce and produce force, and the resulting changes to polarity, activation, and other characteristics of cells. The ability of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and of biologically inspired artificial matrices to influence signaling and alter cell behavior will also be discussed. Analytical techniques for mechanobiology will be reviewed including mechanical and biochemical characterization at micro-, molecular-, and nanometer scales.

Course Attribute (CU-UGR)

When Offered Spring.

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