Biomechanics : principles, trends and applications / Jerrod H. Levy, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levy, Jerrod H.

Series:

Biomechanics : Theory and Applications

Biomechanics: theory and applications series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human mechanics.

Biomechanics.

Biomedical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles (statics, strength of materials and stress analysis to the solution of biological problems of living organisms. This includes bioengineering, the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms and the application of engineering principles to and from biological systems. This research and analysis can be carried forth on multiple levels, from the molecular, wherein biomaterials such as collagen and elastin are considered, all the way up to the tissue and organ level. This new and important book gathers the latest research from around the globe in the study of this dynamic field with a focus on issues such as; art biomechanics, understanding corneal biomechanics, biomechanical remodeling of the diabetic gastrointestinal tract, biomechanics in children with cerebral palsy, cell biomechanics for orthopaedic implants, and others.

Contents:

""BIOMECHANICS: PRINCIPLES, TRENDSAND APPLICATIONS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ARTS BIOMECHANICS � AN INFANT SCIENCE:ITS CHALLENGES AND FUTURE""; ""1. OVERVIEW""; ""2. PERFORMANCE SKILL ANALYSIS AND ACQUISITION""; ""2.1. Historical Overview""; ""2.2. Challenges Faced by Arts Biomechanics""; ""2.3. Arts Pedagogy; What Can We Learn from Biomechanics Applications?""; ""A Motor-Learning Model""; ""2.4. The Tools of Arts Biomechanics Research""; ""Motion Capture""; ""Biomechanical Modeling""; ""Electromyography""; ""Force Measurements""; ""Synchronized Measurements""

""2.5. Samples of Pedagogic Applications""""Future Directions""; ""3. INJURY RISK QUANTIFICATION AND PREVENTION RELATED TOARTISTIC PERFORMANCE""; ""3.1. Overuse Syndrome""; ""3.2. Biomechanical Modeling as a Platform to Understand OS""; ""3.3. The Theory of Biomechanical Modeling as It Applies to OS""; ""3.3.1. The Physics of Mechanical Work""; ""3.3.2. The Generalized Form Related to Work""; ""3.3.3. Biomechanics and Biological Reactions in the Human Body""; ""3.3.4. Characteristics of the PBR related to OS""; ""3.4. Current OS Studies Related to Music Performance""

""3.5. Future Directions""""Stage 1. Determination of Realistic Loading Conditions""; ""Stage 2 � Micro Examination of Muscle Fibre Under Realistic Conditions from Stage 1""; ""Stage 3. Determination of Accumulated Micro-Trauma""; ""4. APPLICATIONS OF MOVEMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES IN THECREATION OF ART""; ""4.1. 3D Motion Capture Technology on Visual Art""; ""4.2. 3D Motion Capture and the Visual Arts: Theoretical Considerations""; ""4.3. Exemplary Experiments""; ""4.4. Other Contemporary Examples""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""UNDERSTANDING CORNEAL BIOMECHANICSTHROUGH EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT ANDNUMERICAL SIMULATION""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CORNEAL MICROSTRUCTURE""; ""CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY""; ""CORNEAL THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION""; ""CORNEAL BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR""; ""EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF CORNEAL BEHAVIOUR""; ""EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES""; ""INFLATION TEST SETUP""; ""STRIP TEST SETUP""; ""CORNEAL BEHAVIOUR CHARACTERISTICS""; ""Corneal Hyperelasticity""; ""Relationship between Intraocular Pressure and Young�s Modulus""; ""Corneal Hysteresis""; ""Corneal Anisotropy""

""Epithelium�s Contribution to Corneal Biomechanics""""Stromal Inter-Lamellar Adhesion""; ""Corneal Long-Term Behaviour""; ""Corneal Dependence on Strain-Rate""; ""Concluding Remarks on Corneal Material Behaviour""; ""NUMERICAL MODELLING OF OCULAR BIOMECHANICS""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL NON-UNIFORM THICKNESS""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL HYPERELASTIC BEHAVIOUR""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL LAYERED CONSTRUCTION""; ""SIMULATION OF STROMAL INTER-LAMELLAR ADHESION""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL ANISOTROPY""

""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL HYSTERESIS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/23/2020).

ISBN:

1-61761-865-9

OCLC:

923653786