Cell Mechanobiology

Host University

Virginia Tech

Semester

Fall 2026

Course Number

ME-4134

CRN

87803

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.

Prerequisites

ESM 2204 (MIN grade of P) , ( ME 2134 (MIN grade of P) or ME 3414 (MIN grade of P) or ESM 3024 (MIN grade of P) or ESM 3234 ) (MIN grade of P) Prerequisites Enforced: Yes