Edited by

MOHAMMAD R. K. MOFRAD

University of California, Berkeley

ROGER D. KAMM

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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First published 2006

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Cytoskeletal mechanics : models and measurements / Mohammad R. K. Mofrad and Roger D. Kamm, Editors.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-84637-0 (hardback)
ISBN-10: 0-521-84637-4 (hardback)
1. Cytoskeleton Mechanical properties. I. Mofrad, Mohammad R. K. II. Kamm, Roger D. III. Title.
QH603.C96C962 2006
571.6 ?54 dc22 2006001153

ISBN-10 0-521-84637-4 hardback

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