Biomaterial Mechanics

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4987-5268-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

This book describes the fundamental knowledge of mechanics and its application to biomaterials. An overview of computer modeling in biomaterials is offered and multiple fields where biomaterials are used are reviewed with emphasis to the importance of the mechanical properties of biomaterials. The reader will obtain a better understanding of the current techniques to synthesize, characterize and integrate biomaterials into the human body.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hayenga, Heather N.

Aranda-Espinoza, Helim

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Medizinische Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overview of Mechanical Behavior of Materials. Overview of Nonlinear Solid Mechanics. Introduction to Mechanics of Biomaterials. Biomaterials in Devices. Biomaterials in 3D printing. Cell Constituents as a Biomaterial. Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering. Biomaterials in/for Cancer Research. Nanobiomaterials.Multiscale Biomaterial Mechanics. Biomolecular Modeling in Biomaterials. Finite Element Analysis in Biomaterials. Biomaterial Perspectives

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Hayenga is the PI of the Vascular Mechanobiology Lab at UT Dallas. She has published over 50 peer reviewed papers in mechanotransduction. Dr. Aranda-Espinoza directrs the Cell Biophysics Lab at the U of Maryland. He has published over 125 papers and journal articles in cell biomechanics and related areas.