Format:
1 Online-Ressource(XII, 208 p.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2009.
ISBN:
9783031016264
Series Statement:
Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering
Content:
Tensor Calculus -- Kinematics of a Continuum -- Stress -- Elasticity -- Fluids -- Blood and Circulation -- Viscoelasticity -- Poroelasticity and Thermoelasticity -- Biphasic Theory.
Content:
This book is concerned with the study of continuum mechanics applied to biological systems, i.e., continuum biomechanics. This vast and exciting subject allows description of when a bone may fracture due to excessive loading, how blood behaves as both a solid and fluid, down to how cells respond to mechanical forces that lead to changes in their behavior, a process known as mechanotransduction. We have written for senior undergraduate students and first year graduate students in mechanical or biomedical engineering, but individuals working at biotechnology companies that deal in biomaterials or biomechanics should also find the information presented relevant and easily accessible. Table of Contents: Tensor Calculus / Kinematics of a Continuum / Stress / Elasticity / Fluids / Blood and Circulation / Viscoelasticity / Poroelasticity and Thermoelasticity / Biphasic Theory.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783031004988
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783031027543
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031004988
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031027543
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-01626-4
