Collagen Structure and Mechanics /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fratzl, Peter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Proteomics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Continuum mechanics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.

Collagen: Structure and Mechanics provides a cohesive introduction to collagen-rich tissues, such as tendon, bone, cornea or arterials walls. Written in a clear and didactic manner, this volume reviews current knowledge on hierarchical structure, mechanical properties, deformation and strengthening...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Collagen: Structure and Mechanics, an Introduction
• Collagen Diversity, Synthesis and Assembly
• Collagen Fibrillar Structure and Hierarchies
• Restraining Cross-Links Responsible for the Mechanical Properties of Collagen Fibers: Natural and Artificial
• Damage and Fatigue
• Viscoelasticity, Energy Storage and Transmission and Dissipation by Extracellular Matrices in Vertebrates
• Nanoscale Deformation Mechanisms in Collagen
• Hierarchical Nanomechanics of Collagen Fibrils: Atomistic and Molecular Modeling
• Mechanical Adaptation and Tissue Remodeling
• Tendons and Ligaments: Structure, Mechanical Behavior and Biological Function
• Collagen in Arterial Walls: Biomechanical Aspects
• The Extracellular Matrix of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle
• The Cornea and Sclera
• Collagen and the Mechanical Properties of Bone and Calcified Cartilage
• Dentin
• Genetic Collagen Diseases: Influence of Collagen Mutations on Structure and Mechanical Behavior
• Biomimetic Collagen Tissues: Collagenous Tissue Engineering and Other Applications.