(eBook) Biomechanics in Oncology by Cheng Dong

This is the PDF eBook version for Biomechanics in Oncology by Cheng Dong, Nastaran Zahir, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos

Table of Contents

Biomaterials in Mechano-oncology: Means to Tune Materials to Study Cancer.- Traction Force Microscopy for Non-Invasive Imaging of Cell Forces.- Non-Invasive Imaging: Brillouin Confocal Microscopy.- Exposing Cell-itary Confinement: Understanding The Mechanisms Of Confined Single Cell Migration.- Modeling Cell Migration Mechanics.- Engineered models of metastasis with application to study cancer biomechanics.- Microenvironment influences cancer cell mechanics from tumor growth to metastasis.- From Cancer Immunoediting to New Strategies in Cancer Immunotherapy: The Roles of Immune Cells and Mechanics in Oncology.- Biomechanics of the circulating tumor cell microenvironment.- Mechanics of the cell nucleus.- Mechanical Forces in Tumor Angiogenesis.- DNA Mechanics and Topology.- Design of Fiber Networks for Studying Metastatic Invasion.- Extracellular matrix stiffness exists in a feedback loop that drives tumor progression.- Platelet-Based Drug Delivery for Cancer Applications.- The National Cancer Institute Investment in Biomechanics in Oncology Research.