Introduction to biomedical engineering : biomechanics and bioelectricity / Douglas Christensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christensen, Douglas A., author.

Series:

Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomechanics.

Biomedical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2009]

Summary:

Intended as an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering, this book covers the topics of biomechanics (Part I) and bioelectricity (Part II). Each chapter emphasizes a fundamental principle or law, such as Darcy's Law, Poiseuille's Law, Hooke's Law, Starling's Law, levers, and work in the area of fluid, solid, and cardiovascular biomechanics. In addition, electrical laws and analysis tools are introduced, including Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, Coulomb's Law, capacitors and the fluid/electrical analogy. Culminating the electrical portion are chapters covering Nernst and membrane potentials and Fourier transforms. Examples are solved throughout the book and problems with answers are given at the end of each chapter. A semester-long Major Project that models the human systemic cardiovascular system, utilizing both a Matlab numerical simulation and an electrical analog circuit, ties many of the book's concepts together. Table of Contents: Basic Concepts / Darcy's Law / Poiseuille's Law: Pressure-Driven Flow Through Tubes / Hooke's Law: Elasticity of Tissues and Compliant Vessels / Starling's Law of the Heart, Windkessel Elements and Volume / Euler's Method and First-Order Time Constants / Muscle, Leverage, Work, Energy and Power

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Christensen, Douglas Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

ISBN:

9783031016363