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Author Thiriet, Marc

Title Biology and mechanics of blood flows / Marc Thiriet
Published New York, NY ; London : Springer, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations
Series CRM series in mathematical physics
CRM series in mathematical physics
Contents pt. 1. Biology -- pt. 2. Mechanics and medical aspects
Summary Biology and Mechanics of Blood Flows presents the basic knowledge and state-of-the-art techniques necessary to carry out investigations of the cardiovascular system using modeling and simulation. Part I of this two-volume sequence, Biology, addresses the nanoscopic and microscopic scales. The nanoscale corresponds to the scale of biochemical reaction cascades involved in cell adaptation to mechanical stresses among other stimuli. The microscale is the scale of stress-induced tissue remodeling associated with acute or chronic loadings. The cardiovascular system, like any physiological system, has a complicated three-dimensional structure and composition. Its time dependent behavior is regulated, and this complex system has many components. In this authoritative work, the author provides a survey of relevant cell components and processes, with detailed coverage of the electrical and mechanical behaviors of vascular cells, tissues, and organs. Because the behaviors of vascular cells and tissues are tightly coupled to the mechanics of flowing blood, the major features of blood flows and the Navier-Stokes equations of mass and momentum conservation are introduced at the conclusion of this volume. This book will appeal to any biologist, chemist, physicist, or applied mathematician with an interest in the functioning of the cardiovascular system
Analysis fysica
physics
biofysica
biophysics
mechanica
mechanics
materialen
materials
biomedische techniek
biomedical engineering
biomedische wetenschappen
biomedicine
cardiologie
cardiology
Physics (General)
Fysica (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Blood flow.
Hemodynamics.
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases.
Myocardium.
Hemodynamics -- physiology
Blood Circulation -- physiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Endothelium, Vascular -- physiology
Models, Cardiovascular
Myocardium
Blood Flow Velocity
Hemodynamics
Physique.
Myocardium
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
Blood flow
Hemodynamics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780387748474
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