Overview
- Covers macro- and micro-rheological techniques for measuring the material properties of complex biofluids and the subtleties of data interpretation
- Present experimental observations and rheology of complex biological materials, including mucus, cell membranes, the cytoskeleton, and blood
- Discusses the motility of microorganisms in complex fluids and the dynamics of active suspensions
- Highlights challenges and solutions in the numerical simulation of biologically relevant complex fluid flows
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction to Complex Fluids
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Front Matter
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Rheology of Complex Biological Fluids
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Front Matter
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Locomotion and Active Matter
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Computational Methods
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Active Suspensions Complex Fluids
- Active Suspensions and Gels
- Biological Fluid Mechanics
- Complex Biomaterials Polymers Under Flow
- Complex Fluids
- Complex Fluids Biological Systems Book
- Complex Fluids Biological Systems Experiment
- Computation Complex Fluids Biological Systems
- Locomotion in Complex Fluids
- Microfluidic Device Technologies
- Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
- Rheology Complex Biological Fluids
- Soft Matter in Fluids, Computation of
- Theoretical Microrheology
- Theory of Complex Fluids in Biological Systems
About this book
This book serves as an introduction to the continuum mechanics and mathematical modeling of complex fluids in living systems. The form and function of living systems are intimately tied to the nature of surrounding fluid environments, which commonly exhibit nonlinear and history dependent responses to forces and displacements. With ever-increasing capabilities in the visualization and manipulation of biological systems, research on the fundamental phenomena, models, measurements, and analysis of complex fluids has taken a number of exciting directions. In this book, many of the world’s foremost experts explore key topics such as:
- Macro- and micro-rheological techniques for measuring the material properties of complex biofluids and the subtleties of data interpretation
- Experimental observations and rheology of complex biological materials, including mucus, cell membranes, the cytoskeleton, and blood
- The motility of microorganisms in complex fluids and the dynamics of active suspensions
- Challenges and solutions in the numerical simulation of biologically relevant complex fluid flows
This volume will be accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in engineering, mathematics, biology, and the physical sciences, but will appeal to anyone interested in the intricate and beautiful nature of complex fluids in the context of living systems.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Complex Fluids in Biological Systems
Book Subtitle: Experiment, Theory, and Computation
Editors: Saverio E. Spagnolie
Series Title: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2065-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2064-8Published: 28 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5382-0Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2065-5Published: 27 November 2014
Series ISSN: 1618-7210
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5647
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 440
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 95 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Cell Physiology, Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics, Mathematical and Computational Biology