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Computational Modeling in Biomechanics

  • Covers state-of-the-art computational modeling approaches in various areas of biomechanics including cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, soft tissue and biomolecular biomechanics
  • Discusses various modern computational methods at the continuum level including finite element, boundary element, meshfree, lattice Boltzmann and immersed boundary methods
  • Includes unique chapters on ab initio quantum mechanical, molecular dynamic and scale coupling methods
  • Authors are authorities in their respective fields
  • All chapters are peer reviewed

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Biofluids and Mass Transport

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Immersed Boundary/Continuum Methods

      • X. Sheldon Wang
      Pages 3-48
    3. Development of a Lattice-Boltzmann Method for Multiscale Transport and Absorption with Application to Intestinal Function

      • Yanxing Wang, James G. Brasseur, Gino G. Banco, Andrew G. Webb, Amit C. Ailiani, Thomas Neuberger
      Pages 69-96
  3. Cardiovasular Biomechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 98-98
    2. Computational Models of Vascular Mechanics

      • Joseph R. Leach, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad, David Saloner
      Pages 99-170
    3. Computational Modeling of Vascular Hemodynamics

      • Vitaliy L. Rayz, Stanley A. Berger
      Pages 171-206
    4. Computational Modeling of Coronary Stents

      • Henry Y. Chen, Ghassan S. Kassab
      Pages 207-220
    5. Computational Modeling of Aortic Heart Valves

      • Laura R. Croft, Mohammad R. Kaazempur Mofrad
      Pages 221-252
  4. Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 276-276
    2. Computational Modeling of Trabecular Bone Mechanics

      • Glen L. Niebur, Tony M. Keaveny
      Pages 277-306
    3. Computational Modeling of Extravascular Flow in Bone

      • Melissa L. Knothe Tate, Roland Steck, Andrea Tami, Hans-Jörg Sidler, Eric J. Anderson, Peter Niederer
      Pages 307-328
    4. Computational Modeling of Cell Mechanics in Articular Cartilage

      • Mansoor A. Haider, Brandy A. Benedict, Eunjung Kim, Farshid Guilak
      Pages 329-352
    5. Computational Models of Tissue Differentiation

      • P. J. Prendergast, S. Checa, D. Lacroix
      Pages 353-372
  5. Soft Tissue Biomechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 374-374

About this book

Availability of advanced computational technology has fundamentally altered the investigative paradigm in the field of biomechanics. Armed with sophisticated computational tools, researchers are seeking answers to fundamental questions by exploring complex biomechanical phenomena at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels. The computational armamentarium includes such diverse tools as the ab initio quantum mechanical and molecular dynamics methods at the atomistic scales and the finite element, boundary element, meshfree as well as immersed boundary and lattice-Boltzmann methods at the continuum scales. Multiscale methods that link various scales are also being developed. While most applications require forward analysis, e.g., finding deformations and stresses as a result of loading, others involve determination of constitutive parameters based on tissue imaging and inverse analysis. This book provides a glimpse of the diverse and important roles that modern computational technology is playing in various areas of biomechanics including biofluids and mass transfer, cardiovascular mechanics, musculoskeletal mechanics, soft tissue mechanics, and biomolecular mechanics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Mechanical, Aerospace &, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, U.S.A.

    Suvranu De

  • Div. Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, U.S.A.

    Farshid Guilak

  • Dept. Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, U.S.A.

    Mohammad Mofrad R. K.

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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