Computational Biomechanics for Medicine Deformation and Flow /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nielsen, Poul M.F (Editor), Wittek, Adam (Editor), Miller, Karol (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Surgery.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Continuum mechanics.; Robotics.; Automation.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Robotics and Automation.

One of the greatest challenges for mechanical engineers is to extend the success of computational mechanics to fields outside traditional engineering, in particular to biology, biomedical sciences, and medicine. This book is an opportunity for computational biomechanics specialists to present and ex...

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