Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

期刊简介：Mechanics regulates biological processes at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, and organism levels. A goal of this journal is to promote basic and applied research that integrates the expanding knowledge-bases in the allied fields of biomechanics and mechanobiology. Approaches may be experimental, theoretical, or computational; they may address phenomena at the nano, micro, or macrolevels. Of particular interest are investigations that(1) quantify the mechanical environment in which cells and matrix function in health, disease, or injury,(2) identify and quantify mechanosensitive responses and their mechanisms,(3) detail inter-relations between mechanics and biological processes such as growth, remodeling, adaptation, and repair, and(4) report discoveries that advance therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.Especially encouraged are analytical and computational models based on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, or thermomechanics, and their interactions; also encouraged are reports of new experimental methods that expand measurement capabilities and new mathematical methods that facilitate analysis.

【译文】力学在分子、细胞、组织、器官和生物体水平上调节生物过程。该期刊的目标是促进将生物力学和机械生物学相关领域的不断扩大的知识库整合到基础和应用研究中。方法可以是实验性的、理论性的或计算性的；它们可以针对纳米、微观或宏观水平的现象。特别感兴趣的是以下方面的研究：(1)量化细胞和基质在健康、疾病或损伤中的力学环境，(2)识别和量化机械敏感性反应及其机制，(3)详细阐述力学与生物过程（如生长、重塑、适应和修复）之间的相互关系，以及(4)报告推进治疗和诊断程序的发现。特别鼓励基于固体力学、流体力学或热力学的分析和计算模型及其相互作用；也鼓励报告新的实验方法，这些方法可以扩展测量能力，以及促进分析的新数学方法。