Introduction to Continuum Biomechanics / by Kyriacos Athanasiou, Roman Natoli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Athanasiou, Kyriacos., Author.

Natoli, Roman., Author.

Series:

Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering, 1930-0336

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering.

Biophysics.

Biomedical engineering.

Technology and Engineering.

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.

Local Subjects:

Technology and Engineering.

Biophysics.

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2009.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2009.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Tensor Calculus

Kinematics of a Continuum

Stress

Elasticity

Fluids

Blood and Circulation

Viscoelasticity

Poroelasticity and Thermoelasticity

Biphasic Theory.

ISBN:

9783031016264

3031016262