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Biomechanics : Motion, Flow, Stress, and Growth /

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With Biomechanics: Motion, Flow, Stress, and Growth, the premier bioengineering scientist Y.C. Fung concludes a discussion first introduced in his seminal work, Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues, and further articulated in Biomechanics: Circulation. This third volume not only sta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fung, Y. C.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1990.
Subjects:
Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Motion
  • Segmental Motion and Vibrations.-External Flow: Fluid Dynamic Forces Acting on Moving Bodies.-Flying and Swimming
  • Blood Flow in Heart, Lung, Arteries and Veins
  • Micro- and Macrocirculation
  • Respiratory Gas Flow.-Basic Transport Equations According to Thermodynamics, Molecular Diffusion, Mechanisms in Membranes and Multiphasic Structure
  • Mass Transport in Capillaries, Tissues, Interstitial Space, Lymphatics, Indicator Dilution Method, and Peristalsis.-Description of Internal Deformation and Forces
  • Stress, Strain, and Stability of Organs
  • Strength, Trauma and Tolerance
  • Biochemical Aspects of Growth and Tissue Engineering
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.