Biomechanics : principles and applications / edited by Daniel J. Schneck, Joseph D. Bronzino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schneck, Daniel J.

Bronzino, Joseph D., 1937-

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomechanics.

Physical Description:

300 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2002.

Contents:

1 Mechanics of Hard Tissue / J. Lawrence Katz 1

2 Mechanics of Blood Vessels / Thomas R. Canfield, Philip B. Dobrin 21

3 Joint-Articulating Surface Motion / Kenton R. Kaufman, Kai-Nan An 35

4 Joint Lubrication / Michael J. Furey 73

5 Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics / Richard L. Lieber, Thomas J. Burkholder 99

6 Mechanics of the Head/Neck / Albert I. King, David C. Viano 107

7 Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact / David C. Viano, Albert I. King 119

8 Analysis of Gait / Roy B. Davis, Peter A. DeLuca, Sylvia Ounpuu 131

9 Exercise Physiology / Arthur T. Johnson, Cathryn R. Dooly 141

10 Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans / Arthur T. Johnson, Bernard F. Hurley 151

11 Cardiac Biomechanics / Andrew D. McCulloch 163

12 Heart Valve Dynamics / Ajit P. Yoganathan, Jack D. Lemmon, Jeffrey T. Ellis 189

13 Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics / Baruch B. Lieber 205

14 Mechanics and Transport in the Microcirculation / Aleksander S. Popel, Rolan N. Pittman 215

15 Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes / Richard E. Waugh, Robert M. Hochmuth 227

16 The Venous System / Artin A. Shoukas, Carl F. Rothe 241

17 Mechanics of Tissue and Lymphatic Transport / Alan R. Hargen, Geert W. Schmid-Schonbein 247

18 Cochlear Mechanics / Charles R. Steele, Gary J. Baker, Jason A. Tolomeo, Deborah E. Zetes-Tolomeo 261

19 Vestibular Mechanics / Wallace Grant 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0849314925

OCLC:

59364979