This special issue consists of reviewed articles contributed by lecture presenters of the IUTAM Symposium ``From Mechanical to Biological Systems: an Integrated Approach'' held at the Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, Russia, from June 5 to June 10, 2012. The main goal of the Symposium was to promote an integrated approach to the understanding of the dynamical structures of mechanical artefacts, on the one hand, and living bodies, on the other hand.... (More)
