| Description |
xxix, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
I. Elements of continuum mechanics -- 1.1. Biological transport processes -- 1.2. Basic momentum, heat, and mass transfer concepts -- 1.3. Conservation laws -- 1.4. Two-phase flows -- 1.5. Biomechanics review -- 1.6. Summary and outlook -- 1.7. Homework assignments -- II. Biofluid dynamics concepts -- 2.1. Transport phenomena -- 2.2. The cardiovascular system -- 2.3. Homework problems -- III. Analyses of arterial diseases -- 3.1. Vessel occlusions -- 3.2. Aneurysms -- 3.3. Examples of computerized disease management -- 3.4. Homework problems -- IV. Biofluid mechanics of organ systems -- 4.1. The lungs -- 4.2. The kidneys -- 4.3. The liver -- 4.4. Homework problems -- V. Case studies in biofluid dynamics -- 5.1. Prerequisites for modeling and simulating -- 5.2. Nanodrug delivery in microchannels -- 5.3. Particle deposition and targeting in human lung airways -- 5.4. Fluid-structure interactions in stented aneurysms -- 5.5. Project assignments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Body fluid flow.
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Fluid mechanics.
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Biomechanics.
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| LC no. |
2006044547 |
| ISBN |
0849322219 |
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9780849322211 |
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