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Visualization and Simulation of Complex Flows in Biomedical Engineering

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Rui Lima

    1. CEFT, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), ESTiG, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Porto, Portugal

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  2. Yohsuke Imai

    1. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Robotics Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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  3. Takuji Ishikawa

    1. Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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  4. Mónica S. N. Oliveira

    1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Fluids Lab, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  • Focuses on the most recent advances in the visualization and measurements methods
  • State of the art of both experimental and computational methods to study flow behavior in the biomedical field
  • Demonstrates how to make the invisible visible with the help of experimental and computational technology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics (LNCVB, volume 12)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. A Survey of Quantitative Descriptors of Arterial Flows

    • Diego Gallo, Giuseppe Isu, Diana Massai, Francesco Pennella, Marco A. Deriu, Raffaele Ponzini et al.
    Pages 1-24

  3. Fluid–Structure Interaction Modeling of Patient-Specific Cerebral Aneurysms

    • Kenji Takizawa, Tayfun E. Tezduyar
    Pages 25-45

  4. A Full-Eulerian Approach for the Fluid–Structure Interaction Problem

    • Satoshi Ii, Kazuyasu Sugiyama, Shu Takagi, Yoichiro Matsumoto
    Pages 47-74

  5. Physiological Significance of Cell-Free Layer and Experimental Determination of its Width in Microcirculatory Vessels

    • Bumseok Namgung, Leo Hwa Liang, Sangho Kim
    Pages 75-87

  6. Computational Simulation of NO/O2 Transport in Arterioles: Role of Cell-Free Layer

    • Seungkwan Cho, Swe Soe Ye, Hwa Liang Leo, Sangho Kim
    Pages 89-100

  7. Flow-Induced Deformation of a Capsule in Unbounded Stokes Flow

    • Toshihiro Omori, Takuji Ishikawa, Yohsuke Imai, Takami Yamaguchi
    Pages 101-117

  8. Cell-Free Layer (CFL) Measurements in Complex Geometries: Contractions and Bifurcations

    • Susana Novais, Diana Pinho, David Bento, Elmano Pinto, Tomoko Yaginuma, Carla S. Fernandes et al.
    Pages 119-132

  9. Image Processing in the Tracking and Analysis of Red Blood Cell Motion in Micro-Circulation Experiments

    • Ana João, Alberto Gambaruto
    Pages 133-149

  10. Flow of Red Blood Cells Suspensions Through Hyperbolic Microcontractions

    • Vera Faustino, Diana Pinho, Tomoko Yaginuma, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Geyong M. Kim, Sergio Arana et al.
    Pages 151-163

  11. Responses of Living Cells to Hydrodynamic Stimuli Due to Fluid Flow

    • Naoya Sakamoto
    Pages 165-180

  12. The Effect of a Static Magnetic Field on the Flow of Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles Through Glass Capillaries

    • N. Pereira, M. Mujika, S. Arana, T. Correia, A. M. T. Silva, H. T. Gomes et al.
    Pages 181-196

  13. Three-Dimensional Simulations of Ciliary Flow

    • Raymond Quek, Kian Meng Lim, Keng Hwee Chiam
    Pages 197-218

  14. Flow on the Surface of the Tracheal Lumen by Ciliary Motion of Asymmetric Axonemal Structures

    • Hironori Ueno
    Pages 219-235

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 237-240
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This book focuses on the most recent advances in the application of visualization and simulation methods to understand the flow behavior of complex fluids used in biomedical engineering and other related fields. It shows the physiological flow behavior in large arteries, microcirculation, respiratory systems and in biomedical microdevices.

Editors and Affiliations

  • CEFT, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), ESTiG, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Porto, Portugal

    Rui Lima

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Robotics Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Yohsuke Imai

  • Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Takuji Ishikawa

  • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Fluids Lab, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Mónica S. N. Oliveira

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