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Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 6

Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

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Table of contents (18 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Damage in Brain Tissue Due to Single Bubble Cavitation Shock

    • Ghatu Subhash, Saranya Canchi, Yu Hong, Malisa Sarntinoranont, Michael A. King
    Pages 1-5
  3. Inflation Test of the Human Optic Nerve Head Using Digital Volume Correlation

    • Dan E. Midgett, Harry A. Quigley, Mary E. Pease, Christian Franck, Jennet Toyjanova, Thao D. Nguyen
    Pages 7-15
  4. In Situ NANO-Indentation of Round Window Membrane

    • Hirobumi Watanabe, Anil K. Lalwani, Jeffrey W. Kysar
    Pages 17-29
  5. Transient Response of the Eardrum Excited by Localized Mechanical Forces

    • Payam Razavi, Ivo Dobrev, Michael E. Ravicz, Jeffery Tao Cheng, Cosme Furlong, John J. Rosowski
    Pages 31-37
  6. In Vitro Quantification of Optimal Impact Properties for Microneedle Penetration

    • Kikelomo Moronkeji, Simon Todd, Idalia Dawidowska, Riaz Akhtar
    Pages 39-49
  7. DIC Measurements of the Human Heart During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

    • Mikko Hokka, Nikolas Mirow, Horst Nagel, Sebastian Vogt, Veli-Tapani Kuokkala
    Pages 51-59
  8. Comparing 2D and 3D Digital Image Correlation for an Inflation Test

    • Barbara J. Murienne, Thao D. Nguyen
    Pages 61-67
  9. Determination of Cardiac Wall Deformations from MRI Images

    • Cesar Augusto Sciammarella, Luciano Lamberti, Antonio Boccaccio
    Pages 69-83
  10. A Deeper Look Into Immature Porcine Zona Pellucida Visco-hyperelasticity

    • Antonio Boccaccio, Luciano Lamberti, Massimiliano Papi, Marco De Spirito, Carmine Pappalettere
    Pages 85-89
  11. Induced Coupling Between Contractile Cells

    • Brian J. Williams, M. Taher A. Saif
    Pages 91-97
  12. In-Vivo Indentation Testing of Sheep Spinal Cord with Meninges

    • Haitao Zhang, Phillip Falkner, Chad Cai
    Pages 99-103
  13. Polydimethylsiloxane Lanes Enhance Sarcomere Organization in Human ESC-Derived Cardiomyocytes

    • Brett N. Napiwocki, Max R. Salick, Randolph S. Ashton, Wendy C. Crone
    Pages 105-111
  14. Electrospin Fiber Affect on the Strength of Metal–Cement Interfaces

    • Shahram Riahinezhad, Yanling Li, Morshed Khandaker
    Pages 113-117
  15. The Growth and Mechanical Properties of Abalone Nacre Mesolayer

    • Yan Chen, MariAnne Sullivan, Barton C. Prorok
    Pages 127-131
  16. Novel Bending Fatigue Testing of Small Medical Device Cables

    • Haitao Zhang, Bernard Li
    Pages 133-140
  17. Complex Shear Modulus of Hydrogels Using a Dynamic Nanoindentation Method

    • Riaz Akhtar, Emily R. Draper, Dave J. Adams, Holger Pfaff
    Pages 141-145
  18. Characterization of Acoustically-Induced Forces of the Human Eardrum

    • Morteza Khaleghi, Cosme Furlong, Jeffrey Tao Cheng, John J. Rosowski
    Pages 147-154

About this book

5thInternational Symposium on the Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 6 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the sixth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:

 Soft Tissues Mechanics

Bio-Engineering and Biomechanics

Natural Materials & Bio-Inspiration

Novel Techniques and Experiments in Biomechanics

Tissue Engineering

Cells Mechanics

Editors and Affiliations

  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur

  • Purdue University, WEST LAFAYETTE, USA

    Pablo Zavattieri

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, State Univ of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

    Chad S Korach

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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