Articular Cartilage Dynamics

• Main Authors: Smith, David W. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Gardiner, Bruce S. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Zhang, Lihai (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Grodzinsky, Alan J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.

This book explains the anatomy and physiology of cartilage tissue in an integrated way. The emphasis is on how cartilage tissue functions and maintains homeostasis in a challenging mechanical environment. Supported by hundreds of references, the book posts new hypotheses explaining how cartilage ada...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Articular Cartilage
• Cartilage tissue homeostasis
• Cartilage tissue dynamics
• Lubrication, Friction and Wear in Diarthroidal Joints
• A systems approach to articular cartilage
• Theory for modeling articular cartilage
• Computational modeling of articular cartilage.