Modeling of Biological Materials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mollica, Francesco (Editor), Preziosi, Luigi (Editor), Rajagopal, K. R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston, 2007.
• Series: Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology
• Subjects: Engineering.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Mathematical models.; Biomathematics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Applications of Mathematics.; Biomedicine general.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.

This interdisciplinary collection of surveys highlights the central role played by the mathematical modeling of mechanical properties having an effect on the biology, chemistry, and physics of living matter. One of the main goals of the book is to present—in a single, self-contained resource—topics...

Table of Contents:

• Rheology of Living Materials
• Biochemical and Biomechanical Aspects of Blood Flow
• Theoretical Modeling of Enlarging Intracranial Aneurysms
• Theoretical Modeling of Cyclically Loaded, Biodegradable Cylinders
• Regulation of Hemostatic System Function by Biochemical and Mechanical Factors
• Mechanical Properties of Human Mineralized Connective Tissues
• Mechanics in Tumor Growth
• Inhomogeneities in Biological Membranes.