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Continuum Modeling in Mechanobiology

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Authors:
  1. Larry A. Taber

    1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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  • Broadens readers’ understanding of nonlinear elasticity, contractility, growth and remodeling theory, and mechanical feedback in development

  • Includes numerous quantitative examples to illustrate basic theoretical mechanobiology concepts, such as active force generation, theories for growth and remodeling, and morphogenesis

  • Illustrates theories with numerous applications to specific problems, such as cardiac mechanics, growth (and remodeling) of the heart and arteries, and embryonic development of the heart, brain, and gut

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-17

  3. Vector and Tensor Analysis

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    Pages 19-49

  4. Continuum Mechanics and Nonlinear Elasticity

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    Pages 51-154

  5. Problems in Soft Tissue Biomechanics

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    Pages 155-208

  6. Contraction

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    Pages 209-252

  7. Growth

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    Pages 253-340

  8. Remodeling

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    Pages 341-400

  9. Morphogenesis

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    Pages 401-517

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 519-535
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About this book

This book examines key theoretical tools that are currently used to develop mathematical models as an aid in understanding the biological response of cells and tissues to mechanical stimuli. Problems in growth and remodeling, tissue and organ development, and functional adaptation are all covered. Chapters on tensor analysis and nonlinear elasticity provide the necessary background for understanding the engineering theories that are currently used to solve challenges in mechanobiology. This is an ideal book for biomechanical engineers who work on problems in mechanobiology and tissue engineering.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Larry A. Taber

About the author

Larry Taber is a Senior Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. From 2007 until his retirement in 2017, he was the Dennis and Barbara Kessler Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Although his formal training is in aerospace engineering (B.A.E., Georgia Tech; Ph.D., Stanford University), he has published on a wide range of topics including cochlear mechanics, nonlinear shell theory, cardiovascular mechanics, and the mechanics of growth and development. Dr. Taber is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Three times he won the Richard Skalak Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, and in 2020 was awarded the H.R. LIssner Medal from ASME. From 2011-2016, he served as co-editor-in-chief of the journal Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Continuum Modeling in Mechanobiology

  • Authors: Larry A. Taber

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43209-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43207-2Published: 16 June 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44295-8Published: 16 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43209-6Published: 15 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 535

  • Number of Illustrations: 114 b/w illustrations, 196 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering

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