International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)
Symposium on Cellular, Molecular and Tissue Mechanics
June 18 - 21, 2008
Jonsson Conference Center of the US National Academy of Sciences
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
Symposium on Cellular, Molecular and Tissue Mechanics
June 18 - 21, 2008
Jonsson Conference Center of the US National Academy of Sciences
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
Image Credits
![]() |
Our biological model: Sarah's engineered tendon constructs. Image courtesy of Harish Narayan |
![]() |
Focal adhesions (stained red due to presence of the protein vinculin) at the end of actin fibers (green) in a cell Image courtesy of Christoph Moehl |
![]() |
Myoglobin 3D structure Image courtesy of Magnus Manske & S.E.V. Phillips |
![]() |
Growth of the solid collagenous phase in an engineered, in vitro tendon Image courtesy of the Computational Physics Group at the University of Michigan |
![]() |
A force field is used to minimize the bond stretching energy of this ethane molecule. "Molecular mechanics." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 25 Jun 2007, 22:06 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 11 Jul 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Molecular_mechanics&oldid=140615433>. |
![]() |
Stained cells in culture "Tissue engineering." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Jul 2007, 23:19 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 11 Jul 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tissue_engineering&oldid=142119260>. |
![]() |
A growing tumour constrained by hard tissue on the left Image courtesy of the Computational Physics Group at the University of Michigan |
![]() |
Cells stretching Images courtesy of Simon Jungbauer and Ralf Kemkemer, Max Planck Institut fuer Metallforschung, Stuttgart |









