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Biomechanics Donald R. Peterson (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)

Biomechanics By Donald R. Peterson (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)

Biomechanics by Donald R. Peterson (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)

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This book draws on material from the biomechanics section of The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition, and includes additional chapters containing highly relevant, cutting-edge material dealing with cellular mechanics.

Biomechanics Summary

Biomechanics: Principles and Practices by Donald R. Peterson (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)

Presents Current Principles and Applications

Biomedical engineering is considered to be the most expansive of all the engineering sciences. Its function involves the direct combination of core engineering sciences as well as knowledge of nonengineering disciplines such as biology and medicine. Drawing on material from the biomechanics section of The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition and utilizing the expert knowledge of respected published scientists in the application and research of biomechanics, Biomechanics: Principles and Practices discusses the latest principles and applications of biomechanics and outlines major research topics in the field.

This book contains a total of 20 chapters. The first group of chapters explores musculoskeletal mechanics and includes hard and soft-tissue mechanics, joint mechanics, and applications related to human function. The next group of chapters covers biofluid mechanics and includes a wide range of circulatory dynamics, such as blood vessel and blood cell mechanics and transport. The following group of chapters introduces the mechanical functions and significance of the human ear, including information on inner ear hair cell mechanics. The remaining chapters introduce performance characteristics of the human body system during exercise and exertion.

  • Introduces modern viewpoints and developments
  • Highlights cellular mechanics
  • Presents material in a systematic manner
  • Contains over 100 figures, tables, and equations


Biomechanics: Principles and Practices

functions as a reference for the practicing professional as well as an introduction for the bioengineering graduate student with a focus in biomechanics, biodynamics, human performance engineering, and human factors.

About Donald R. Peterson (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)

Joseph D. Bronzino is currently the president of the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON; www.beaconalliance.org). Dr. Bronzino earned a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1959, an MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, in 1961, and a PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1968. He was recently the Vernon Roosa Professor of Applied Science and Endowed Chair at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. He is the author of over 200 articles and 11 books, including The Biomedical Engineering Handbook (CRC Press, 1st ed., 1995; 2nd ed., 2000; 3rd ed., 2005).

Donald R. Peterson is a professor of engineering and the dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Nursing at Texas A&M University in Texarkana, Texas. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He earned a BS in aerospace engineering and a BS in biomechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1992, a MS in Mechanical Engineering from the UConn, Storrs, Connecticut, in 1995, and a PhD in biomedical engineering from UConn in 1999. He has written for numerous publications, and is the co-editor-in-chief for The Biomedical Engineering Handbook by CRC Press.

Table of Contents

Mechanics of Hard Tissue. Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics. JointArticulating Surface Motion. Joint Lubrication. Analysis of Gait. Mechanics of Head/Neck. Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact. Cardiac Biomechanics. Heart Valve Dynamics. Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics. Mechanics of Blood Vessels. The Venous System. The Microcirculation Physiome. Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes. Mechanics of Tissue/Lymphatic Transport. Modeling in Cellular Biomechanics. Cochlear Mechanics. Inner Ear Hair Cell Bundle Mechanics. Exercise Physiology. Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans. Index.

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NLS9781138748040
9781138748040
1138748048
Biomechanics: Principles and Practices by Donald R. Peterson (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)
Donald R. Peterson (Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2017-07-26
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