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BiologicalMaterialsModelingModelingofBiologicalMaterials(ModelingandSimulationinScience,EngineeringandTechnology)
ByFrancescoMollica,LuigiPreziosi,K.R.Rajagopal
Publisher:BirkhäuserBoston
NumberOfPages:357
PublicationDate:2007-04-04
ISBN-10/ASIN:0817644105
ISBN-13/EAN:9780817644109
Binding:Hardcover
Thisinterdisciplinarycollectionofsurveyshighlightsthecentralroleplayedbythemathematicalmodelingofmechanicalpropertieshavinganeffectonthebiology,chemistry,andphysicsoflivingmatter.Oneofthemaingoalsofthebookistopresentâ”inasingle,self-containedresourceâ”topicsthatarewidelyscatteredacrosstheliteratureinavarietyofjournalshavingmutuallynonintersectingcommunitiesofreaders,suchasappliedmathematicians,engineers,biologists,andphysicians.Readerscomingfromdiversebackgroundsareprovidedwithbasicmodelingideasandtoolstoaddressimportantproblemsinthemedicalandhealthsciences.Presentedareappropriatemodelsaswellastheirimplementationthroughnumericalandcomputersimulations,whichmayleadtopotentialtechnologicalinnovationsusefulinmedicine.Modelsaretestedinrealisticexperiments,resultsareextractedanalyticallyornumerically,andthesuccessofthedevelopedmodelsisdeterminedbycomparingtheoreticalpredictionsandactualexperimentalfindings.Writteninauser-friendlystylethatavoidscumbersomemathematicaltechniquesandnotation,eachchapterexaminestheoreticalandpracticalissuesassociatedwithaspecificbiomedicalapplication
Specifictopicscoveredinclude:*mechanicalpropertiesofbiologicalmaterialsâ”macroscopicandmicroscopicperspectives*biochemicalandbiomechanicalaspectsofbloodflow*formationandgrowthofintracranialaneurysms*modelingofnaturaltissuesubstitutes,includingcardiovascularandbiodegradablestents*regulationofhemostaticsystemfunction*mechanicalpropertiesoftumors,bones,andcellmembranesModelingofBiologicalMaterialsmaybeusedininterdisciplinary,introductorycoursescoveringvariousbiomechanicaltopicsforgraduatestudentsinappliedmathematics,engineering,andbiomedicine.Thesurveysfeaturedinthebookwillalsobealastingandvaluablereferenceforawidecommunityofresearchers,practitioners,andadvancedstudentsintheabove-mentionedfields.
