Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics

Head: Peter Basser

A goal of this Section is to elucidate fundamental relationships between function and structure in tissues, in tissue constructs, and in tissue analogs. In particular, we study how tissue structure, organization, and material properties affect biological function. A related aim is to understand how fundamental transport processes (i.e., the transport of mass, charge, momentum, etc.,) are affected by tissue microstructure, using novel experimental and mathematical methods. Another interest of this Section is to take these quantitative methodologies from the \"benchtop\" to the \"bedside\". Current problems under study include the physical/chemical basis for load bearing in cartilage, and for the electrical excitability of nerve membranes. Physical, mathematical, and biological models are used in tandem to address these questions.

Resources

• Employee Listing
• E-Mail the Lab: pjbasser@helix.nih.gov
• STBB Home Page