%0 Book Section %1 statphys23_1129 %A Mahadevan, L. %B Abstract Book of the XXIII IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics %C Genova, Italy %D 2007 %E Pietronero, Luciano %E Loreto, Vittorio %E Zapperi, Stefano %K dynamics fluid gels invited statphys23 topic-4 water %T Soft hydraulics: physics and physiology of gels, cells and tissues %U http://st23.statphys23.org/webservices/abstract/preview_pop.php?ID_PAPER=1129 %X Hydraulics (from the Greek word $\upsilono \zeta$) is the study of fluid movements and fluid power. I will discuss the dynamics of water movements in soft fluid infiltrated solids such as gels, cells and tissues, with implications for the fluid-limited settling, bending and breaking of gels, the dynamics of nuclear and cell swelling and motility, and the water powered slow and rapid movements of tissues.

@incollection{statphys23_1129, abstract = {Hydraulics (from the Greek word $\acute{\upsilon}\delta \rho \alpha \upsilon \lambda \iota \kappa \acute{o} \zeta$) is the study of fluid movements and fluid power. I will discuss the dynamics of water movements in soft fluid infiltrated solids such as gels, cells and tissues, with implications for the fluid-limited settling, bending and breaking of gels, the dynamics of nuclear and cell swelling and motility, and the water powered slow and rapid movements of tissues.}, added-at = {2007-06-20T10:16:09.000+0200}, address = {Genova, Italy}, author = {Mahadevan, L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2cf7b0a0d88edbfcb1740cf9d93ea19c9/statphys23}, booktitle = {Abstract Book of the XXIII IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics}, editor = {Pietronero, Luciano and Loreto, Vittorio and Zapperi, Stefano}, interhash = {6d5c431363d2448e56b01a78b8e972b3}, intrahash = {cf7b0a0d88edbfcb1740cf9d93ea19c9}, keywords = {dynamics fluid gels invited statphys23 topic-4 water}, month = {9-13 July}, timestamp = {2007-06-20T10:16:39.000+0200}, title = {Soft hydraulics: physics and physiology of gels, cells and tissues}, url = {http://st23.statphys23.org/webservices/abstract/preview_pop.php?ID_PAPER=1129}, year = 2007 }