Hydrogels of Cytoskeletal Proteins Preparation, Structure, and Emergent Functions |
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| Author:
| Osada, Yoshihito
Kawamura, Ryuzo
Sano, Ken-Ichi |
| Series title: | SpringerBriefs in Materials Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-319-27377-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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This book describes a new family of bio-polymergels made from cytoskeletal proteins - actin, microtubule, andtropomyosin. The importance of the gelstate with multi-scale hierarchical structure is emphasized to utilize emergentfunctions in living organisms. Detailed protocol of gel preparation, specifiedmethod of structure investigation, and dynamic studies of self-organization,self-healing, synchronized oscillating, and autonomous motility functions areintroduced ...
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This book describes a new family of bio-polymergels made from cytoskeletal proteins - actin, microtubule, andtropomyosin. The importance of the gelstate with multi-scale hierarchical structure is emphasized to utilize emergentfunctions in living organisms. Detailed protocol of gel preparation, specifiedmethod of structure investigation, and dynamic studies of self-organization,self-healing, synchronized oscillating, and autonomous motility functions areintroduced together with biomimeticfunctions of synthetic hydrogels.