Introduction to Bioengineering

About this book

Bioengineering is the application of the physical sciences and mathematics to the study of living structures and organisms. This textbook is for final year undergraduates.

Contents

Biomechanics of Solids; W. Goldsmith; Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics; L. Talbot; Physiological Fluid Mechanisms; S A Berger; Mass Transfer; M C Williams; Bioheat transfer; T K Eto and B Rubinsky; The Modeling Approach to the Study of Physiological Systems; E L Keller; A Brief Introduction to Network Theory; E R Lewis; Biomaterials; R B Martin; The Interaction of biomaterials and biomechanics; H B Skinner; Locomotion and muscle biomechanics; S J Lehman, R Kram and C T Farley; Principles of Electrophoretic Separations; P D Grossman and D S Soane; Medical Imaging; T F Budinger; Biological Applications of Ionizing Radiation; S Kaplan and H Maccabee; Bioeffects of Nonionizing electromagnetic fields; C S "usskind; Appendix: Linear transformations; Solutions to selected problems; Bibliography; Index; List of contributors; 1: W. Goldsmith: Biomechanics of solids; 2: L. Talbot: Fundamentals of fluid mechanics; 3: S.A. Berger: Physiological fluid mechanics; 4: M.C. Williams: Mass transfer; 5: T.K. Eto and B. Rubinsky: Bioheat transfer; 6: E.L. Keller: The modeling approach to the study of physiological systems; 7: E.R. Lewis: A brief introduction to network theory; 8: R.B. Martin: Biomaterials; 9: H.B. Skinner: The interaction of biomatrials and biomechanics; 10: S.L. Lehman, R. Kram and C.T. Farley: Locomotion and muscle biomechanics; 11: P.D. Grossman and D.S. Soane: Principles of electrophoretic separations; 12: T.F. Budinger: Medical imaging; 13: S. Kaplan and H. Maccabee: Biological applications of ionizing radiation; 14: C. S "usskind: Bioeffects of nonionizing electromagnetic fields; Appendix A: Linear transforms.

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