Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 4 - Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of eight 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:

Structure-Function & Design of Soft Biological Tissues
Soft Tissue Biomechanics: Nanoscale to Physiological Control
Bone Mechanics
Biomimetic Materials
Residual Stresses in Biological Materials
Cells
Cellulose Materials

List of contents

From the Contents: Study of the Transient Response of Tympanic Membranes Under Acoustic Excitation.- Directional Failure of Tendons in the Presence of a Notch Defect.- Age and Regional Dependence of Collagen Crimp in Heart Valves.- The Cohesive law and Toughness of Engineering and Natural Adhesives.- Comparing the Passive Biomechanics of Tension-pressure Loading of Porcine Renal Arteries and its First Branch.- Indentation Measurements on Soft Materials Using Optical Surface Deformation Measurements.- Cadaveric Femoral Fracture Experiment in a Fall on the Hip Configuration.

Summary

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of eight 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:
 
Structure-Function & Design of Soft Biological Tissues
Soft Tissue Biomechanics: Nanoscale to Physiological Control
Bone Mechanics
Biomimetic Materials
Residual Stresses in Biological Materials
Cells
Cellulose Materials

Product details

• Assisted by: François Barthelat (Editor), K. Jane Grande-Allen (Editor), Chad S. Korach (Editor), Barton C. Prorok (Editor), Chad S Korach et al (Editor), Pabl Zavattieri (Editor), Pablo Zavattieri (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319033822
• ISBN: 978-3-31-903382-2
• No. of pages: 189
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 10 mm x 279 mm
• Weight: 504 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 189 p.
• Series: Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series; Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; C, Technische Anwendung von Biomaterialien, Biomedizinische Technik, biotechnology, engineering, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Materials science, Mechanics, Mechanics, Applied, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical engineering, Biomaterials, Engineering Mechanics