# Introduction to Mechanobiology

- Institution: IIT Bombay
- Department: Biotechnology
- Teacher: Prof. Shamik Sen
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/102101058)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/102101058)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Mechanobiology is an upcoming interdisciplinary field of science where concepts of mechanics, biology and engineering are combined to understand the basics of different cellular processes ranging from cell division to cell differentiation and death.

Intended audience: Biotech/Biosciences/Bioengineering/Physics/Mechanical Engineering/Chemical Engineering

Prerequisites: B.Sc/B. Tech: Biotech/Biosciences/Bioengineering MSc/M.Tech: Biotech/Biosciences/Bioengineering

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Need to Study Mechanobiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/eb49ee647f51) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2: Cell as a Tent, Individual Components](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/c113ba6c8ca0) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3 : Cell-ECM Crosstalk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/20e03a74ff12) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4 : ECM Proteins: Collagen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/35a6667adb36) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5 : Measuring Properties of Collagen Networks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/1f94f644737b) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6 : Properties of Collagen Networks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/be7c572e5fd6) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7 : Rheology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/be17fa9b3cdf) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8 : Rheology of Biopolymer Networks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/a68e4239bbbd) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9 : Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/89847701b5cf) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10 : Design of Protein Constructs for AFM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/6e1ed292c1db) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11 : Protein Unfolding using AFM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/b361f2440a9b) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12 : Protein Unfolding using AFM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/250734ff0a10) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13 : Focal Adhesions: Focal Adhesion Proteins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/db340a3f28ab) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14 : Focal Adhesion Organization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/52c3d338749d) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15 : Focal Adhesions: Role of Forces](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/3dd89a2f251b) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16 : Cytoskeleton: Actin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/922bd86438bf) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17 : Force-velocity Relationships of Actin Networks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/ed48288175e5) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18 : Mesenchymal Cell Migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/59aaf43f9ae8) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19 : Actin Dynamics during Mesenchymal Migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/31eccd43f844) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20 : Actin Dynamics during Mesenchymal Migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/e848fe1d3e5b) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21 : Adhesion Independent Migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/2ab0b38748da) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22 : Adhesion Independent & Collective Cell Migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/340d8aa01fe0) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23 : Collective Cell Migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/9634dbc55023) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 24 : Mechanobiology of Stem Cell Fate - I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/c1c4d94023a3) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 25 : Mechanobiology of Stem Cell Fate - II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/f90015613726) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 26 : Mechanobiology of Stem Cell Fate – III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/25604ae95c3b) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 27 : Mechanobiology of Diseases: Cancer I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/2aba366e3d74) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 28 : Mechanobiology of Diseases: Cancer II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/cd24b875dc66) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 29 : Mechanobiology of Diseases: Cancer III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/7e73a3d6d56b) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture 30 : Mechanobiology of Diseases: Atherosclerosis & Hypertension](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/777a58d371d2) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture 31 : Mechanobiology of Diseases: Muscular Dystrophy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/ffa731c6b4f0) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture 32 : Nuclear Mechanotransduction: LINC complex](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/e5c0ecb974c7) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture 33 : Nuclear Mechanotransduction: LINC Complex in Cell Migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/e301e508a28f) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture 34 : Nuclear Mechanotransduction: Gene Regulation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/2acb9c678e59) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture 35 : Mechanical Forces & DNA damage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/39d035647ed9) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture 36 : Techniques in Mechanobiology: Hydrogels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/1989c039cf04) (YouTube)
37. [Lecture 37 : Techniques in Mechanobiology: AFM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/a5d703d60741) (YouTube)
38. [Lecture 38 : Techniques in Mechanobiology: Traction Force Microscopy, Trypson Deadhesion & Laser Ablation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/c16b2fd31a89) (YouTube)
39. [Lecture 39 : Techniques in Mechanobiology: Microfabrication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/e35dc1e1092b) (YouTube)
40. [Lecture 40 : Techniques in Mechanobiology: FRET](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/102101058/4cd28689fc3c) (YouTube)