Mechanics in Development and Disease

Celeste M. Nelson is at Princeton University, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Princeton, NJ, USA Lance Davidson, William Kepler Whiteford Professor, BioEngineering, Dev Biology, Comp. and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Preface
Celeste M. Nelson and Lance Davidson
1. Gut developmental mechanics
Amy Shyer
2. Long bone developmental mechanics
Andrew Dudley
3. Cranial plate fusion developmental mechanics
Jacqueline Tabler
4. Mechanobiology and vasculogenesis
Joel Boerckel
5. Morphogenesis and mechanics of the developing inner ear
Alejandro F. Frangi
6. Morphogenesis and mechanics of body wall closure in mammals
Jeremy Green
7. Salivary bud developmental mechanics
Shaohe Wang
8. Lateral plate mesoderm developmental mechanics
Thomas Schultheiss
9. Biomechanics of human embryo implantation, gastrulation, and organ formation.
Mijo Simunovic
10. Mechanics of lung development across species
Celeste M. Nelson
11. Mechanics early development in vertebrates.
Lance Davidson