Introduction to Skin Biothermomechanics and Thermal Pain

• Main Authors: Xu, Feng (Author), Lu, Tianjian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Transportation.; Neurology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

"Introduction to Skin Biothermomechanics and Thermal Pain" introduces the study of coupled bio-thermo-mechanical and neural behavior of skin tissue in response to thermal and mechanical loads. The research in this book focuses on the theoretical modeling and experimental investigation of h...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Skin Structure and Blood Flow
• Skin Bioheat Transfer and Thermal Damage
• Analysis of Skin Bioheat Transfer
• Skin Mechanical Behaviour
• Skin Biomechanics Experiments
• Skin Biomechanics Modelling
• Introduction of Skin Biothermomechanics
• Analysis of Skin Biothermomechanics
• Experimental Characterization of Skin Biothermomechanics
• Skin Thermal Pain Mechanism
• Physiological Features of Pain Sensation
• Skin Thermal Pain Modelling.