Physiology, Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4200-6513-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 782 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 257 mm, Gewicht: 1474 g

Reihe: Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering

Physiology, Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering provides a multidisciplinary understanding of biological phenomena and the instrumentation for monitoring these phenomena. It covers the physical phenomena of electricity, pressure, and flow along with the adaptation of the physics of the phenomena to the special conditions and constraints of biological systems. While the text focuses on human biological systems, some of the principles also apply to plants, bacteria, and other animals.

The first section of the book presents a general introduction to physiological systems and describes specialized methods used to record electrical events from biological tissue. The next part examines molecules involved in cell transport and signaling as well as the proteins relevant in cells’ ability to contract and generate tension. The text goes on to cover the properties of the heart, blood, and circulation and the monitoring of cardiac and circulatory function. It then discusses the importance of the interrelationship of pressures and flows in organ systems, such as the lungs and kidneys, and details the organization and function of the nervous system. After focusing on the systems used to monitor signals, the book explores modeling, biomechanics, and emerging technologies, including the progressive miniaturization of sensors and actuators in biomedical engineering.

Developed from the authors’ courses in medical biophysics and biomedical instrumentation, this book shows how biophysics and biomedical engineering have advanced modern medicine. It brings together the physical principles underlying human physiological processes and the physical methods used to monitor these processes. Requiring only basic mathematical knowledge, the text supplements mathematical formulae with qualitative explanations and illustrations to encourage an intuitive grasp on the processes discussed.
Web Resource
The book’s companion website offers various ancillary materials, including additional questions, worked solutions, and MATLAB® m-files.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wood, Andrew

Wood, Andrew W.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Medizinische Physik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Physiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
Introduction to Physiological Systems, Andrew W. Wood
Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits for Biomedicine, Anthony Bartel and Peter Alabaster
Properties of Electrodes, Andrew W. Wood

MAINLY MOLECULES
Molecular Biophysics, Andrew W. Wood
Membrane Biophysics, Andrew W. Wood
Excitability and Synapses, Andrew W. Wood
Skeletal Muscle Biophysics, Per Line

HEART AND CIRCULATION
Cardiac Biophysics, Andrew W. Wood
Rheology of Blood, Andrew W. Wood
The Vascular System: Blood Flow Patterns in Various Parts of the Circulation, Andrew W. Wood
Cardiovascular System Monitoring, Andrew W. Wood

LUNGS, KIDNEYS, AND SPECIAL MONITORING
Respiratory Biophysics, Bruce R. Thompson and Joseph Ciorciari
Renal Biophysics and Dialysis, Andrew W. Wood
Cardiopulmonary Perfusion and Advanced Surgical Techniques, Andrew W. Wood

THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Organization of the Human Central Nervous System, Per Line
The Biophysics of Sensation—General, Mark A. Schier and Andrew W. Wood
Vision, David P. Crewther
Audition and Vestibular Sense, Joseph Ciorciari
Chemical Senses, John Patterson

SYSTEMS AND SIGNALS
Physiological Signal Processing, Peter J. Cadusch
Bioelectrical Signals: The Electroencephalogram, Joseph Ciorciari
Magnetic Stimulation and Biomagnetic Signals, Andrew W. Wood
Medical Imaging, Andrew W. Wood
Microscopy and Biophotonics, Andrew W. Wood

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Physiological Modeling, Andrew W. Wood
Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Andrew W. Wood
Biosensors and Emerging Technologies, Andrew W. Wood

Answers to Questions
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Wood, Andrew W.
Andrew W. Wood is a professor in the Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Center at Swinburne University of Technology. Dr. Wood was recently a member of the radiation health committee of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency and the secretary and registrar of the Australian Radiation Protection Accreditation Board. His research interests include the health effects associated with nonionizing radiation, cellular neuroscience, fluorescence microscopy, and mathematical modeling.