Table Of Content
Mechanics of Hard Tissue, J. Lawrence Katz Structure of Bone o Composition of Bone o Elastic Properties o Characterizing Elastic Anisotropy o Modeling Elastic Behavior o Viscoelastic Properties o Related Research Mechanics of Blood Vessels, Thomas R. Canfield and Philip B. Dobrin Assumptions o Vascular Anatomy o Axisymmetric Deformation o Experimental Measurements o Equilibrium o Strain Energy Density Functions Joint-Articulating Surface Motion, Kenton R. Kaufman and Kai-Nan An Ankle o Knee o Hip o Shoulder o Elbow o Wrist o Hand o Summary Joint Lubrication, Michael J. Furey Tribology o Lubrication o Synovial Joints o Theories on the Lubrication of Natural and Normal Synovial Joints o In Vitro Cartilage Wear Studies o Biotribology and Arthritis: Are There Connections? o Recapitulation and Final Comments o Conclusions Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics, Richard L. Lieber and Thomas J. Burkholder Fundamentals of Soft Tissue Biomechanics Mechanics of Head/Neck, Albert I. King and David C. Viano Mechanisms of Injury o Mechanical Response o Regional Tolerance of the Head and Neck to Blunt Impact o Human Surrogates of the Head and Neck Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact, David C. Viano and Albert I. King Chest and Abdomen Injury Mechanisms o Injury Tolerance Criteria o Biomechanical Responses During Impact o Injury Risk Assessment Analysis of Gait, Roy B. Davis, Peter A. DeLuca, and Sylvia 'unpuu Fundamental Concepts o Gait Data Reduction o Illustrative Clinical Case o Gait Analysis: Current Status Exercise Physiology, Arthur T. Johnson and Cathryn R. Dooly Muscle Energetics o Cardiovascular Adjustments o Maximum Oxygen Uptake o Respiratory Responses o Optimization o Thermal Responses o Applications Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans, Arthur T. Johnson and Bernard F. Hurley Exercise Biomechanics o Exercise Training o Age o Gender o Ergogenic Aids Cardiac Biodynamics, Andrew D. McCulloch Cardiac Geometry and Structure o Cardiac Pump Function o Myocardial Material Properties o Regional Ventricular Mechanics: Stress and Strain Heart Valve Dynamics, Ajit P. Yoganathan, Jack D. Lemmon, and Jeffrey T. Ellis Aortic and Pulmonic Valves o Mitral and Tricuspid Valves Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics, Baruch B. Lieber Blood Vessel Walls o Flow Characteristics o Wave Propagation o Velocity Profiles o Pathology Mechanics and Transport in the Microcirculation, Aleksander S. Popel and Roland N. Pittman Mechanics of Microvascular Blood Flow o Mass Transport in the Microcirculation o Regulation of Blood Flow Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes, Richard E. Waugh and Robert M. Hochmuth Fundamentals o Red Cells o White Cells The Venous System, Artin A. Shoukas and Carl F. Rothe Definitions o Methods to Measure Venous Characteristics o Typical Values Mechanics of Tissue and Lymphatic Transport, Alan R. Hargen and Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein Basic Concepts of Tissue and Lymphatic Transport Cochlear Mechanics, Charles R. Steele, Gary J. Baker, Jason A. Tolomeo, and Deborah E. Zetes-Tolome Anatomy o Passive Models o The Active Process o Active Models o Fluid Streaming? o Clinical Possibilities Vestibular Mechanics, Wallace Grant Structure and Function o Otolith Distributed Parameter Model o Nondimensionalization of the Motion Equations o Otolith Transfer Function o Otolith Frequency Response o Semicircular Canal Distributed Parameter Model o Semicircular Canal Frequency Response
Synopsis
Biomechanics: Principles and Applications offers a definitive, comprehensive review of this rapidly growing field, including recent advancements made by biomedical engineers to the understanding of fundamental aspects of physiologic function in health, disease, and environmental extremes. The chapters, each by a recognized leader in the field, address the subjects of biosolid mechanics and biofluid mechanics as they pertain to various subsystems of the human body. They also review applications such as sports biomechanics, repair and rehabilitation of body parts, and technology to support or replace ailing physiologic organs with prosthetic parts. A unique feature is the convenient handbook style and tabular format that puts quantitative data at your fingertips. Illustrations further add to the value of this book. The text is concise, topical, and not overly technical. No other book covers the entire field of biomechanics so succinctly in one volume., Biomechanics: Principles and Applications offers a definitive, comprehensive review of this rapidly growing field, including recent advancements made by biomedical engineers in the understanding of fundamental aspects of physiologic function in health, disease, and environmental extremes. The chapters, each by a recognized leader in the field, address the subjects of biosolid and biofluid mechanics as they pertain to various subsystems of the human body and review applications such as sports biomechanics and the repair and rehabilitation of body parts. The text is concise, topical, and not overly technical. No other book covers the entire field of biomechanics so succinctly in one volume.
