The architecture of life

被引:315
作者
Ingber, DE
机构
[1] CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT SURG,BOSTON,MA 02115
[2] CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,BOSTON,MA 02115
[3] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
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D O I
10.1038/scientificamerican0198-48
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The role of tensegrity in the architecture of organic structures is examined. Topics include a definition of tensegrity, principles of tensegrity applied to the skeleton and cytoskeleton, mechanics in biochemistry, self-assembly of organic structures, geodesic forms in cellular structure, and the universality of the geodesic form.
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页码:48 / 57
页数:10
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