Introduction to Continuum Biomechanics

by Kyriacos Athanasiou and Roman Natoli

This book is concerned with the study of continuum mechanics applied to biological systems, i.e., continuum biomechanics. This vast and exciting subject allows description of when a bone may fracture due to excessive loading, how blood behaves as both a solid and fluid, down to how cells respond to mechanical forces that lead to changes in their behavior, a process known as mechanotransduction. We have written for senior undergraduate students and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031004981
• ISBN13: 9783031004988
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.3"