Biomechanics (eBook, ePUB)

Principles and Practices
Redaktion: Peterson, Donald R.; Bronzino, Joseph D.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book draws on material from the biomechanics section of The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition, and includes additional chapters containing highly relevant, cutting-edge material dealing with cellular mechanics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040066010
• Artikelnr.: 72280135

Autorenporträt

Joseph D. Bronzino is currently the president of the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON; www.beaconalliance.org). Dr. Bronzino earned a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1959, an MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, in 1961, and a PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1968. He was recently the Vernon Roosa Professor of Applied Science and Endowed Chair at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. He is the author of over 200 articles and 11 books, including The Biomedical Engineering Handbook (CRC Press, 1st ed., 1995; 2nd ed., 2000; 3rd ed., 2005). Donald R. Peterson is a professor of engineering and the dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Nursing at Texas A&M University in Texarkana, Texas. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He earned a BS in aerospace engineering and a BS in biomechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1992, a MS in Mechanical Engineering from the UConn, Storrs, Connecticut, in 1995, and a PhD in biomedical engineering from UConn in 1999. He has written for numerous publications, and is the co-editor-in-chief for The Biomedical Engineering Handbook by CRC Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Mechanics of Hard Tissue. Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics.
JointArticulating Surface Motion. Joint Lubrication. Analysis of Gait.
Mechanics of Head/Neck. Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact. Cardiac
Biomechanics. Heart Valve Dynamics. Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics.
Mechanics of Blood Vessels. The Venous System. The Microcirculation
Physiome. Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes. Mechanics of
Tissue/Lymphatic Transport. Modeling in Cellular Biomechanics. Cochlear
Mechanics. Inner Ear Hair Cell Bundle Mechanics. Exercise Physiology.
Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans. Index.