Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels Vol. I : morphogenesis

PREFACE I. CELL MECHANICS Imaging and mechanical properties of guinea pig outer hair cells studied by atomic force microscopy H. Wada, M. Sugawara, K. Kirnura, I: Ishida, T. Gomi, M. Murakoshi, E Katori, S. Kakehata, K. Ikeda and T. Kobayashi Development of a novel micro tensile tester for single isolated cells and its application to viscoelastic analysis of aortic smooth muscle cells 7: Matsumoto, J. Sato, M. Yarnarnoto and M. Sato Shear dependent albumin uptake in cultured endothelial cells K. Tanishita, M. Shimomura, A. Ueda, M. Ikeda and S. Kudo Biomechanical and biotribological importance of surface and surface zone in articular cartilage T. Murakami, I: Sawae, N. Sakai and I. lshikawa 11. CELL RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL STIMULATION Osteoblastic mechanosensitivity to localized mechanical stimulus depends on orientation of cytoskeletal actin fibers T. Adachi and K. Sato Microbiomechanical properties of cultured endothelial cells estimated by atomic force microscopy M. Sato Effects of mechanical stresses on the migrating behavior of endothelial cells T. Tanaka, K. Naruse and M. Sokabe vii 111. TISSUE ENGINEERING Engineering approaches to regulate cell differentiation and tissue regeneration 7: Ushida, K. S. Furukawa, G. Chen and T. Tateishi A new theory on the localization of vascular diseases 7: Karino. S. Wada and 7: Naiki Automorphogenesis of load bearing fibrous tissues: Generation of tensile stress, cell alignment, and matrix deformation by fibroblasts K. Takakuda IV. COMPUTATIONAL BIOMECHANICS Note on anisotropic properties of cancellous bone and trabeculae: Elasticity and hardness M. Tanaka, 7: Matsumoto, M. Ihara and M. Todoh Application of computational biomechanics to clinical cardiovascularl34 medicine T. Yamaguchi Biomechanical study for skeletal musclc injury and a view of micro-biomechanics for microstructure of muscle S. Yamamoto and E. Tanaka Mechanical behavior and structural changes of cells subjected to mechanical stimuli: Deformation, freezing, and shock waves H. Yamada, H. Ishiguro and M. Tamagawa SUBJECT INDEX