{"product_id":"atlas-of-cilia-bioengineering-and-biocomputing-9788770220026","title":"Atlas of Cilia Bioengineering and Biocomputing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Mayne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: River Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biomedical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCilia are microscopic finger-like cell-surface organelles possessed by a great many eukaryotic organisms, including humans, whose purposes include generating local fluid movements via rhythmic whip-like beating and environmental sensing. Despite intense research efforts since their discovery by van Leeuwenhoek in the 1670's, several key questions regarding ciliary functions, experimental manipulation and \u003cem\u003ein silico\u003c\/em\u003e imitation remain unanswered. Major justifications for cilia research lie in their involvement in various forms of human disease (ciliopathies) and their ability to instantiate decentralised, asynchronous sensorial-actuation of adjacent matter through modulation of beating characteristics. Further elucidation of these characteristics, which is a problem requiring the combined expertise of mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers and life scientists, will lead to novel biomedical therapies, creation of  smart' actuating surfaces for microfluidics\/lab-on-chip applications and a greater understanding of fluid mechanics in real-world scenarios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lavishly-illustrated anthology presents recent advances in the fields of ciliary investigation, manipulation, emulation, mimesis and modelling from key researchers in their fields: its goal is to explain the state-of-the-art in cilia bioengineering and bio-computation in a uniquely creative, accessible manner, towards encouraging further transdisciplinary work in the field as well as educating a broad spectrum of scientists and lay people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume is split into three distinct but interwoven themes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiology: Biological preliminaries for the study of cilia; the state-of-the-art in genetic engineering of ciliated cells for biomedical purposes; reprogramming of cilia dynamics in live cells;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngineering: Creation of macro cilia robots for object sorting applications; pneumatic cilia for the optimization of fluid motion; electrostatic, magnetic and MEMS cilia for microfluidic mixing; reviews in artificial cilia fabrication, actuation and flow induction methods;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNumerical and computational modelling. Analyses of thin film cilia for  lab on chip' microfluidic mixing applications; modelling of gel-based artificial cilia towards simulating dynamic behaviors of responsive cilia layers in complex fluids across a wide range of potential applications.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45239093493911,"sku":"9788770220026","price":7804.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788770220026.webp?v=1769221641","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/atlas-of-cilia-bioengineering-and-biocomputing-9788770220026","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}