Complex Fluids in Biological Systems Experiment, Theory, and Computation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Spagnolie, Saverio E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Cell physiology.; Biomathematics.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Fluid mechanics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Cell Physiology.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.

This book serves as an introduction to the continuum mechanics and mathematical modeling of complex fluids in living systems. The form and function of living systems are intimately tied to the nature of surrounding fluid environments, which commonly exhibit nonlinear and history dependent responses...