Cell Mechanobiology

Host University

Virginia Tech

Semester

Fall 2026

Course Number

ME-5134

CRN

91147

Credits

3

Discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Times and Days

11:00am-12:15pm

T, R

Course Information

Plant and mammalian cellular mechanobiology, extracellular matrices, motor proteins, forces, cytoskeleton, focal adhesions, tissue engineering approaches, membrane trafficking, biochemistry, rules of life, ion channels, osmotic forces, nuclear dynamics. Pre: Knowledge of mechanics, biochemistry, biophysics, and thermal-fluid sciences. Basic computer programming knowledge.

Prerequisites

None Prerequisites Enforced: Yes