<P>The mechanics underlying the form and structure of biological tissues is being increasingly investigated and appreciated, with new results appearing at a fast pace. <STRONG>Cellular Patterns</STRONG> covers the salient elements of this thriving field of research in a textbook style, including both historic landmark results and recent achievements. </P><br/><br/><P>By building on concepts such as packing, confinement, surface tension, and elastic instabilities, the book explains the structure and the shape of sheet-like and bulk tissues by adapting the mechanics of continuous media to living matter. It reviews experimental results and empirical laws, and wherever possible, it discusses more than a single theoretical interpretation of a given phenomenon. </P><br/><br/><P>The in-depth treatment of technical details, the many boxes summarizing essential physical and biological ideas, and an extensive set of problems make this book suitable as a complementary textbook for a graduate course in biophysics and as a standalone reference for students and researchers in biophysics, bioengineering, and mathematical biology interested in the mechanics of tissue.</P><br/><br/><P><STRONG>Features:</STRONG></P><br/><br/><UL><br/><br/><LI>Provides an overview of patterns and shapes seen in animal tissues in addition to an interpretation of these structures in terms of physical forces and processes</LI><br/><br/><LI>Contains detailed analysis and a critical comparison of mechanical models of cells, tissues, and morphogenetic movements</LI><br/><br/><LI>Presents a visually rich style which is accessible to physicists and biologists alike</LI></UL>