Book Chapter -Contents

Contents
1. Mechanomics and physicomics in gravity related research
Jack J.W.A. van Loon
2. Mechanical properties of living cells: On mechanosensing and microgravity
Rommel G. Bacabac, Daisuke Mizuno, Gijsje H. Koenderink
3. Chemistry and topographic domains: Micropatterned surfaces. Production, phisico-chemical and biological characterization
Stefania Lamponi, Clara Di Canio and Rolando Barbucci
4. Cell mechanotransduction: Cytoskeleton and related signalling pathways  
Millie Hughes-Fulford and Johannes Boonstra
5. Sensing of gravity by plant cells and its effects on plant growth and development  
Francisco Javier Medina
6. Effect of gravitational stress on major cell functions: Growth, differentiation, apoptosis, adhesion/migration
Johann Bauer and Daniela G. Grimm
7. Mechanobiology of bone: From cell to organ
Aviral Vatsa, Theo H. Smit and Jenneke Klein-Nulend
8. Effect of loading and unloading on skeletal muscle
Bert Blaauw, Carlo Reggiani and Stefano Schiaffino
9. The effect of microgravity on human T lymphocytes
Augusto Cogoli and Marianne Cogoli-Greuter
10. Cellular effects of alterations of gravity on mammal vestibular endorgans
Christian Chabbert
11. Gravity-induced stress in plant cells: A genomic approach
Rüdiger Hampp, Maren Babbick and Zarko Barjaktarovic
12. Genetic signatures in adaptation to loading/unloading conditions
Nicola Marziliano and Raul Herranz
13. High pressure in biology
Guy Hervé
14. Direct and indirect photomechanical effects in cells and tissues Perspectives of application in biotechnology and medicine
Francesca Rossi, Roberto Pini and Monica Monici