Tweet
Third African Conference on Computational Mechanics – An International Conference – AfriCOMP13
July 30 – August 2, 2013, Livingston, Zambia
INIVATION OF ABSTRACTS:
Mini Symposium on Computational Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Biomechanics refers to the application of principles of engineering mechanics to study structure and function of biological systems such as tissue and cells. Mechanobiology is an emerging sub-field of biomechanics that focuses on the ways in which physical forces and changes in the mechanical environment of tissues or cells contribute to the various aspects of development, physiology, and disease. A major challenge and primary focus is the mechanistic understanding of mechanotransduction, i.e. the molecular mechanisms by which cells sense and respond to mechanical signals. This field has enormous potential to bring upon critical new insights in physiological function and aetiology of disease and to lead to innovations for biomedicine and biotechnology. This mini symposium will provide a forum for computational biomechanics and mechanobiology in physiology and pathophysiology for the understanding, prevention and treatment of diseases.
Abstracts are invited on topics including, but not limited to, multi-scale and multi-physics modelling of cells, skin, biological tissues and biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative therapies for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Contributions on topics related to advanced experimental methods imperative for validation of computational models are also encouraged.
Abstract submission:
Abstracts need to be submitted through the conference online submission system (www.africomp.com) before or on 31 March 2013. Please indicate explicitly the submission of your abstract to this mini symposium during the submission process (by selecting the mini symposium in the list of topics or a statement in the comment box.
Standard congress deadlines apply for abstract review and notification of acceptance.
Regards,
Thomas Franz (1) and Georges Limbert (2)
(1) University of Cape Town, South Africa, e-mail: Thomas.Franz@uct.ac.za.
(2) University of Southampton, UK, e-mail: G.Limbert@soton.ac.uk.
July 30 – August 2, 2013, Livingston, Zambia
INIVATION OF ABSTRACTS:
Mini Symposium on Computational Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Biomechanics refers to the application of principles of engineering mechanics to study structure and function of biological systems such as tissue and cells. Mechanobiology is an emerging sub-field of biomechanics that focuses on the ways in which physical forces and changes in the mechanical environment of tissues or cells contribute to the various aspects of development, physiology, and disease. A major challenge and primary focus is the mechanistic understanding of mechanotransduction, i.e. the molecular mechanisms by which cells sense and respond to mechanical signals. This field has enormous potential to bring upon critical new insights in physiological function and aetiology of disease and to lead to innovations for biomedicine and biotechnology. This mini symposium will provide a forum for computational biomechanics and mechanobiology in physiology and pathophysiology for the understanding, prevention and treatment of diseases.
Abstracts are invited on topics including, but not limited to, multi-scale and multi-physics modelling of cells, skin, biological tissues and biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative therapies for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Contributions on topics related to advanced experimental methods imperative for validation of computational models are also encouraged.
Abstract submission:
Abstracts need to be submitted through the conference online submission system (www.africomp.com) before or on 31 March 2013. Please indicate explicitly the submission of your abstract to this mini symposium during the submission process (by selecting the mini symposium in the list of topics or a statement in the comment box.
Standard congress deadlines apply for abstract review and notification of acceptance.
Regards,
Thomas Franz (1) and Georges Limbert (2)
(1) University of Cape Town, South Africa, e-mail: Thomas.Franz@uct.ac.za.
(2) University of Southampton, UK, e-mail: G.Limbert@soton.ac.uk.