Lecturer:
Course Type:
PhD Course
Academic Year:
2012-2013
Period:
November-February
Duration:
60 h
Description:
- Basic concepts of statistical mechanics, and applications to the mechanics of polymer chains
- DNA structure and basic components of the cell
- Rod elasticity and packing of DNA in viral capsids
- Mechanics of lipid bilayer membranes
- Fluid mechanics: Navier-Stokes equations and low Reynolds number hydrodynamics
- Swimming and locomotion of bacteria and of unicellular organisms
- Motility of crawling cells
- Mechanics of adhesion and of the cytoskeleton
Research Group:
Location:
A-133