Jurgen Bereiter-Hahn – författare

Genetic information determines the composition of molecules comprising cytoskeletal elements, membranes and receptors. The supramolecular arrangement of these components represents a self-assembly process controlled by physicochemical and mechanical interactions. This general hypothesis demarcates the aim of studying cellular mechanics. Description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles, as well as of the forces exerted by them, is the scope of this book on Cytomechanics. Emphasis is laid on the role of mechanical properties in the generation of shape and cytoplasmic motion, and on the basic principles and components determining mechanical properties.

Genetic information determines the composition of molecules comprising cytoskeletal elements, membranes and receptors. The supramolecular arrangement of these components represents a self-assembly process controlled by physicochemical and mechanical interactions. This general hypothesis demarcates the aim of studying cellular mechanics. Description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles, as well as of the forces exerted by them, is the scope of this book on Cytomechanics. Emphasis is laid on the role of mechanical properties in the generation of shape and cytoplasmic motion, and on the basic principles and components determining mechanical properties.

In this volume the impact of cell culture models ondermatological research is discussed by scientists frommedicine, physiology, biology, pharmacology,and pharmacy.The book includes the following topics: orthology andpathology of the skin, differentiation of keratinocytes andfibroblasts, problems of the cultivation of melanocytes,biochemistry of pigment metabolism, models for wound healingand tissue renewal, fibroblast function and metabolism ofcollagen, models for the investigation of ageing as well asmodels for pharmacological and toxicologial tests.Thus, a wide arch is spanned, from basic problems withcultivation and characterization of cell cultures toexamples of application. Dermatologists as well as cellbiologists will benefit from this publication.