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1 online resource (xix, 636 pages) : illustrations |
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A. ABOUT THE EDITOR -- B. VISION STATEMENT -- C. PREFACE -- D. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION -- Acknowledgments -- 1. MODELING OF BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS -- COMPARTMENTAL MODELS -- ELECTRICAL ANALOG MODELS OF CIRCULATION -- MECHANICAL MODELS -- MODELS WITH MEMORY AND MODELS WITH TIME DELAY -- ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELS -- FUZZY LOGIC -- MODEL VALIDATION -- 2. HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS -- INTRODUCTION -- FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF BIOHEAT TRANSFER -- BIOHEAT TRANSFER MODELING -- TEMPERATURE,THERMAL PROPERTY, AND BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENTS -- HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENT FOR CANCERS AND TUMORS -- 3. PHYSICAL AND FLOW PROPERTIES OF BLOOD -- PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM -- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BLOOD -- BLOOD FLOW IN ARTERIES -- BLOOD FLOW IN VEINS -- BLOOD FLOW IN THE MICROCIRCULATION -- BLOOD FLOW IN THE HEART -- ANALOG MODELS OF BLOOD FLOW -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- 4. RESPIRATORY MECHANICS AND GAS EXCHANGE -- ANATOMY -- MECHANICS OF BREATHING -- VENTILATION -- ELASTICITY -- VENTILATION, PERFUSION, AND LIMITS -- AIRWAY FLOW, DYNAMICS, AND STABILITY -- 5. BIOMECHANICS OF THE RESPIRATORY MUSCLES -- INTRODUCTION -- THE RESPIRATORY MUSCLES -- MECHANICS PERFORMANCE OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLES -- MODELS OF CHEST WALL MECHANICS -- 6. BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT -- WHY STUDY HUMAN MOVEMENT? -- FORWARD VERSUS INVERSE DYNAMICS -- TOOLS FOR MEASURING HUMAN MOVEMENT -- ANALYSIS OF HUMAN MOTION: AN INVERSE DYNAMICS APPROACH -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- 7. BIOMECHANICS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM -- INTRODUCTION -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOFT TISSUE -- BODY-SEGMENTAL DYNAMICS -- MUSCULOSKELETAL GEOMETRY -- MUSCLE ACTIVATION AND CONTRACTION DYNAMICS -- DETERMINING MUSCLE FORCE -- MUSCLE, LIGAMENT, AND JOINT-CONTACT FORCES -- 8. BIODYNAMICS: A LAGRANGIAN APPROACH -- MOTIVATION -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DYNAMICS -- THE BIODYNAMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EQUATIONS OF MOTION -- THE LAGRANGIAN (AN ENERGY METHOD) APPROACH -- INTRODUCTION TO THE KINEMATICS TABLE METHOD -- BRIEF DISCUS SION -- IN CLOSING -- 9. BONE MECHANICS -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPOSITION OF BONE -- BONE AS A HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CORTICAL BONE -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TRABECULAR BONE -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TRABECULAR TISSUE MATERIAL -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 10. FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS -- INTRODUCTION -- GEOMETRIC CONCERNS -- MATERIAL PROPERTIES -- BOUNDARY CONDITIONS -- CASE STUDIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- 11. VIBRATION, MECHANICAL SHOCK, AND IMPACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS -- MODELS AND HUMAN SURROGATES -- COUNTERMEASURES |
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12. ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AS A TOOL TO ESTIMATE MUSCLE FORCES -- INTRODUCTION: HOW TO ESTIMATE MUSCLE FORCES? -- THE EMG SIGNAL -- PROCESSING THE EMG SIGNAL -- EMG-DRIVEN MODELS TO ESTIMATE MUSCLE FORCES -- AN EXAMPLE -- LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF EMG-DRIVEN MODELS -- 13. BIOPOLYMERS -- INTRODUCTION -- POLYMER SCIENCE -- SPECIFIC POLYMERS -- A NOTE ON TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS -- 14. BIOMEDICAL COMPOSITES -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION -- CONSTITUENTS -- PROCESSING -- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES -- FRACTURE AND FATIGUE FAILURE -- BIOLOGIC RESPONSE -- BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS -- 15. BIOCERAMICS -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOINERT CERAMICS -- BIOACTIVE CERAMICS -- CERAMICS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING AND BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 16. CARDIOVASCULAR BIOMATERIALS -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS -- TESTING -- MATERIAL PROCESSING AND DEVICE DESIGN -- 17. DENTAL BIOMATERIALS -- INTRODUCTION: HISTORY OF DENTAL MATERIALS -- METALS -- CERAMICS -- POLYMER MATERIALS -- COMPOSITES -- DENTAL IMPLANTS -- MATERIALS SCIENCE: BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS -- BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF DENTAL RESTORATIVE MATERIALS -- BIOMATERIALS EVOLUTION: ATTACHMENT OF BIOMATERIALS TO TISSUE -- NANOTECHNOLOGY IN DENTISTRY -- 18. ORTHOPEDIC BIOMATERIALS -- INTRODUCTION -- NATURAL MATERIALS -- ENGINEERED MATERIALS -- CONCLUSION -- 19. BIOMATERIALS TO PROMOTE TISSUE REGENERATION -- BACKGROUND -- STRUCTURAL COMPONENT -- BIOCHEMICAL COMPONENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 20. BIOELECTRICITY AND ITS MEASUREMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NATURE OF BIOELECTRICITY -- ACTION EVENTS OF NERVE -- VOLUME CONDUCTOR PROPAGATION -- DETECTION OF BIOELECTRIC EVENTS -- ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS IN BIOPOTENTIAL MEASUREMENT -- BIOPOTENTIAL INTERPRETATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- 21. BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL ANALYSIS -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATIONS OF SIGNALS AND NOISE -- SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF DETERMINISTIC AND STATIONARY RANDOM SIGNALS -- SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF NONSTATIONARY SIGNALS -- PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS -- CR OSS-CORRELATION AND COHERENCE ANALYSIS -- CHAOTIC SIGNALS AND FRACTAL PROCESSES -- 22. BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING -- INTRODUCTION -- GRAPH REPRESENTATION OF SIGNALS -- OPTIMAL CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM -- EXAMPLES -- CONCLUSION AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- 23. BIOSENSORS -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOLOGICAL SENSING MECHANISMS -- TRANSDUCTION METHODS -- MANUFACTURE OF BIOSENSORS -- APPLICATIONS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- 24. BIO MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS?BIOMEMS TECHNOLOGIES -- INTRODUCTION -- DESIGN OF BIOMEMS DEVICES -- MEMS PROCESS STEPS -- SURGICAL APPLICATIONS OF MEMS -- MEMS IN DRUG-DELIVERY SYSTEMS -- BIOELECTRIC INTERFACE DEVICES -- APPLICATION OF BIOMEMS IN DIAGNOSTICS |
| Summary |
A state-of-the-art guide to the fundamentals of biomedical engineering, covering the biomechanics of the human body, biomaterials, and bioelectronics. The two-volume Biomedical Engineering and Design Handbook offers you unsurpassed coverage of the entire biomedical engineering field, including the fundamental concepts, design processes and procedures, and applications. This landmark work contains contributions on a wide range of engineering and design problems from over 40 leading experts at universities and medical centers around the globe. Volume 1 focuses on the basics of biomedical engineering, taking you step-by-step through biomedical systems analysis, biomechanics of the human body, diagnostic instrumentation, design of medical devices, biomaterials, and bioelectronics. Filled with over 500 detailed illustrations, this superb volume will give you the foundation of information needed to understand the development of new devices, techniques, and treatments |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Biomedical engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Medical instruments and apparatus -- Design and construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Biomedical engineering
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Medical instruments and apparatus -- Design and construction
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Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kutz, Myer
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| LC no. |
2009022105 |
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