Download or read book Rheology of Biological Soft Matter written by Isamu Kaneda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, a wide range subjects in biorheology are dealt with, from fundamentals to applications. The inclusion of quite substantial chapters concerned with application aspects such as the latest studies on foods, cosmetics, personal care products, and biological tissues, related regenerative medicine, is one of the features of the book. For the fundamental aspects, studies on the physicochemical characteristics of biopolymer, the key substance of soft matter, are listed. By contrast, in the application aspect, although the main topic is the rheology of foods, focusing on the "texture" of mastication or swallowing, novel studies on cosmetics and personal care products concerning feeling during the lubrication by those products are also considered. This book will engage both a professional and an academic audience interested in soft matter, especially as related to food, cosmetics, and personal care products. In particular, this work will have a special appeal to scientists and engineers in the food and cosmetics industries and to graduate students preparing for those fields.

Download or read book Biological Physical and Technical Basics of Cell Engineering written by Gerhard M. Artmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents and discusses recent scientific progress on Cell and Stem Cell Engineering. It predominantly focuses on Biological, Physical and Technical Basics, and features new trends of research reaching far into the 21st century.

Download or read book Principles of Tribology written by Shizhu Wen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professors Wen and Huang present current developments in tribology research along with tribology fundamentals and applications, including lubrication theory, lubrication design, friction mechanism, wear mechanism, friction control, and their applications. In addition to classical tribology, Wen and Huang cover the research areas of the modern tribology, as well as the regularities and characteristics of tribological phenomena in practice. Furthermore, the authors present the basic theory, numerical analysis methods, and experimental measuring techniques of tribology as well as their applications in engineering. Provides a systematic presentation of tribology fundamentals and their applications Discusses the current states and development trends in tribology research Applies the applications to modern day engineering Computer programs available for download from the book’s companion site Principles of Tribology is aimed at postgraduates and senior-level undergraduates studying tribology, and can be used for courses covering theory and applications. Tribology professionals and students specializing in allied areas of mechanical engineering and materials science will also find the book to be a helpful reference or introduction to the topic. Companion website for the book: www.wiley.com/go/wen/tribology

Download or read book Chemistry and Biology of Hyaluronan written by Hari G. Garg and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-07-14 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was probably the French chemist Portes, who first reported in 1880 that the mucin in the vitreous body, which he named hyalomucine, behaved differently from other mucoids in cornea and cartilage. Fifty four years later Karl Meyer isolated a new polysaccharide from the vitreous, which he named hyaluronic acid. Today its official name is hyaluronan, and modern-day research on this polysaccharide continues to grow. Expertly written by leading scientists in the field, this book provides readers with a broad, yet detailed review of the chemistry of hyaluronan, and the role it plays in human biology and pathology. Twenty-seven chapters present a sequence leading from the chemistry and biochemistry of hyaluronan, followed by its role in various pathological conditions, to modified hylauronans as potential therapeutic agents and finally to the functional, structural and biological properties of hyaluronidases. Chemistry and Biology of Hyaluronan covers the many interesting facets of this fascinating molecule, and all chapters are intended to reach the wider research community. - Comprehensive look at the chemistry and biology of hyaluronans - Essential to Chemists, Biochemists and Medical researchers - Broad yet detailed review of this rapidly growing research area

Download or read book Acoustical Imaging written by J.P. Jones and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents the proceedings of the 21 st International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging, which was held at the Surf and Sand Hotel in Laguna Beach, California, March 28-30, 1994. These unique and highly interdisciplinary series of symposiums have met at intervals of roughly 18 months over the past 30 some years. In general these meetings are devoted to all aspects and all fields of imaging that use acoustics. The meetings are usually small, with 100 to 200 participants, and stimulate useful interchanges across disciplines. These are the only regular meetings where the major researchers in all areas of acoustical imaging can come together to interchange ideas and new concepts. The Acoustical Imaging Symposiums have long been regarded as the premier meeting of this type in the general field of acoustics. The highly regarded and carefully edited proceedings have been published regularly by Plenum Press. I am proud and honored to serve as editor of the 21st volume in this series. The 21st Symposium was attended by well over 100 participants from some 18 countries. During the three day symposium, 94 scientific presentations were given, 66 as formal lectures and 28 in a poster format. Sufficient time was available during the conference, both following the presentations and informally during meals and breaks, for active discussions among all participants. Over 80 of the presentations have been selected for inclusion in these proceedings.

Download or read book Soft Tissue Simulants written by Arnab Chanda and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biomechanics of Soft Tissues written by Adil Al Mayah and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emerging paradigm of incorporating images and biomechanical properties of soft tissues has proven to be an integral part of the advancement of several medical applications, including image guided radiotherapy and surgery, brachytherapy, and diagnostics. This expansion has resulted in a growing community of medical, science, and engineering professionals applying mechanical principles to address medical concerns. This book is tailored to cover a range of mechanical principles, properties, and applications of soft tissues that have previously been addressed in various journals and "anatomical site-specific" books. Biomechanics of Soft Tissues follows a different approach by offering a simplified overview of widely used mechanical models and measuring techniques of soft tissue parameters. This is followed by an investigation of different medical applications, including: biomechanical aspects of cancerous tumor progressions, radiotherapy treatment, and image guided ultrasound guided interventions. Written by leading scholars and professionals in the field, Biomechanics of Soft Tissues combines engineering and medical expertise, thereby producing an excellent source of information for professionals interested in the theoretical and technological advancements related to soft tissues. The book provides medical professionals with an insight on various modeling approaches, testing techniques, and mechanical characteristics that are frequently used by engineers. Conversely, the presented medical applications provide engineers with a glimpse of amazing medical practices and encourage them to expand their roles in the medical field. Provides a simplified overview of mechanics of soft tissues. Highlights different techniques to measure tissues properties for engineering and medical applications. Contains novel ideas to address roles of mechanics in disease progression and treatment. Presents innovative applications of biomechanics in medical procedures.

Download or read book Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics written by C. R. Hill and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The physical properties of ultrasound, particularly its highly directional beam behaviour, and its complex interactions with human tissues, have led to its becoming a vitally important tool in both investigative and interventional medicine, and one that still has much exciting potential. This new edition of a well-received book treats the phenomenon of ultrasound in the context of medical and biological applications, systematically discussing fundamental physical principles and concepts. Rather than focusing on earlier treatments, based largely on the simplifications of geometrical acoustics, this book examines concepts of wave acoustics, introducing them in the very first chapter. Practical implications of these concepts are explored, first the generation and nature of acoustic fields, and then their formal descriptions and measurement. Real tissues attenuate and scatter ultrasound in ways that have interesting relationships to their physical chemistry, and the book includes coverage of these topics. Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics also includes critical accounts and discussions of the wide variety of diagnostic and investigative applications of ultrasound that are now becoming available in medicine and biology. The book also encompasses the biophysics of ultrasound, its practical applications to therapeutic and surgical objectives, and its implications in questions of hazards to both patient and operator.

Download or read book Progress and Trends in Rheology II written by H. Giesekus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following an invitation from the Czechoslovakian The scientific programme consisted of 14 plenary delegates at the First Conference of European Rheo lectures as weIl as 310 short presentations, which were logists at Graz in 1982 and adecision by the European held in six parallel sessions in seven half-day sittings. members of the International Committee of Rheology The provision of a reading room containing submitted at the 1983 "Conference of Engineering Rheology" in manuscripts of talks presented at the meeting proved London, the Rheology Group of the Czechoslovak to be popular and seems a worthwhile addition to any Chemical Society (Chairman: Doz. lug. l. Sestak meeting, at least those holding parallel sessions. There CSc.) was entrusted with the organization of the Sec was also a display by nine companies of a wide variety ond Conference of European Rheologists. For an of current rheological instruments. outline of the process leading to the decision to hold The programme for accompanying persons befitted such European meetings, see the Introduction to the the historical significance of the region. The evening Proceedings of the First Conference of European programme included an opening ceremony and recep Rheologists; Rheol Acta 21:355-356 (1982). tion on Monday and an informal banquet on Thurs This Conference was held in the Prague Palace of day as weIl as a visit to the opera.

Download or read book Biology and Mechanics of Blood Flows written by Marc Thiriet and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative book presents the basic knowledge and state-of-the-art techniques necessary to carry out investigations of the cardiovascular system using modeling and simulation. This volume contains chapters on anatomy, physiology, continuum mechanics, as well as pathological changes in the vasculature walls including the heart and their treatments. Methods of numerical simulations are given and illustrated in particular by application to wall diseases.

Download or read book Biomechanics of the Brain written by Karol Miller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition presents an authoritative account of the current state of brain biomechanics research for engineers, scientists and medical professionals. Since the first edition in 2011, this topic has unquestionably entered into the mainstream of biomechanical research. The book brings together leading scientists in the diverse fields of anatomy, neuroimaging, image-guided neurosurgery, brain injury, solid and fluid mechanics, mathematical modelling and computer simulation to paint an inclusive picture of the rapidly evolving field. Covering topics from brain anatomy and imaging to sophisticated methods of modeling brain injury and neurosurgery (including the most recent applications of biomechanics to treat epilepsy), to the cutting edge methods in analyzing cerebrospinal fluid and blood flow, this book is the comprehensive reference in the field. Experienced researchers as well as students will find this book useful.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Agricultural Food and Biological Engineering written by Dennis R. Heldman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 2001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the role of engineering in delivery of quality consumer products, this expansive resource covers the development and design of procedures, equipment, and systems utilized in the production and conversion of raw materials into food and nonfood consumer goods. With nearly 2000 photographs, figures, tables, and equations including 128 color figures the book emphasizes and illustrates the various engineering processes associated with the production of materials with agricultural origin. With contributions from more than 350 experts and featuring more than 200 entries and 3600 references, this is the largest and most comprehensive guide on raw production technology.

Download or read book Dynamic Torsion Test for the Mechanical Characterization of Soft Biological Tissues written by Davide Valtorta and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2007 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cardiovascular Hemorheology written by S. Oka and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1981 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biomechanics Basic and Applied Research written by Georg Bergmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By definition Biomechanics is the application of engineering methods to study the mechanical aspects of living beings. Mostly the life scientists have the questions but lack of the specialized methods. The engineers on the other hand can handle very specialized equipment and methods, but lack in the biological thinking. If both sides are able to adapt to each other, Biomechanics is a classical field of interdis ciplinary cooperation. In the beginning, most biomechanical research was done in the field of orthopaedics. But other areas like cardiovascular research, dentistry, sports and many others gain increasing importance. This situation is clearly reflected in this book, which contains a selected number of papers which were presented at the Fifth Meeting of the European Society of Biomechanics, held in September 1986 in Berlin. Meanwhile these meetings have become a well accepted forum and a place of interdis ciplinary discussion for scientists in Biomechanics on the one side and surgeons and other peoples interested in biome chanical solutions on the other. It is the third time that the proceedings are published as a book and the editors are sure that this volume will help to establish this series "Developement in Biomechanics" as a valuable tool for all people involved in Biomechanics. The Fifth Meeting of the ESB also marks the tenth anniversary in the short history of the European Society of Biomechanics.

Download or read book Hyaluronan written by J F Kennedy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hyaluronan and its derivatives has developed very quickly in the last few years from a scientific novelty into an important new material for a diverse range of medical and biomaterial applications. This landmark conference focused on developments and applications in the use of hyaluronan in tissue repair and reconstruction, drug delivery systems, anti-cancer treatments and joint recovery and engineering.The entire range of hyaluronan progress is covered in depth by the more than 135 individual papers:Analytical chemistryStructural elucidation and basic chemistryElectron microscopy and atomic force microscopyProduction, purification and characterisationQuality in production systemsChemical modificationDerivatives and propertiesCross-linkingFree radical modificationPhysical characterisationRheologyAggregation phenomenaInteraction with water and solution propertiesCell biologyControl and regulation of HA synthasesCell surface chemistryHA cell receptors and cell signallingInteraction with proteins and other biological ligandsBiophysical aspectsEffects on pain receptorsNeurobiologyRole in organisation of extracellular matrixRole in development (embryogenesis): cell movement/migrationMedical applicationsUses in cartilage and wound repairInflammationWound regenerative healingSurgery and tissue engineeringViscosupplementation / osteoarthritisViscoaugmentation and viscoprotectionAnti-adhesion applicationsBrug delivery systemsBinding onto tumour cells and metastases - Outlines the proceedings of the landmark conference which focused on key developments and applications in the use of hyaluronan in tissue repair and reconstruction, among other uses - The entire range of hyaluronan processes is dealt with in depth by more than 135 individual papers presented in two volumes - Covers analytical chemistry, chemical modification, physical characterisation, cell biology and medical applications

Download or read book Cell Mechanics written by Yu-Li Wang and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cell mechanics is the field of study that looks at how cells detect, modify, and respond to the physical properties of the cell environment. Cells communicate with each other through chemical and physical signals which are involved in a range of process from embryogenesis and wound healing to pathological conditions such as cancerous invasion. Similar principles are also likely to be critical for success in regenerative medicine. Cell mechanics is thus central to understanding these principles. As cell mechanics draws from the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and mathematics, this book aims not only to provide a collection of research methods, but also to develop a common language among scientists who share the interest in cell mechanics but enter the field with diverse backgrounds. To this end all of the contributing authors have sought to explain in plain language the nature of the biological problems, the rationale for the approaches, in addition to the methods themselves. In addition, to balance practical utility against conceptual advances, Cell Mechanics has intentionally included both chapters that provide detailed recipes and those that emphasize basic principles. - Presents a distinctive emphasis on matrix mechanics and their interplay with cell functions - Includes highly significant topics relevant to basic and translational research, as well as tissue engineering - Emphasizes mechanical input and output of cells