Mechanobiology Handbook, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781498779463 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 682 str.

Jiro Nagatomi; Eno Essien Ebong

Opis

This is a substantial revision of a former reference work, now developed as a primary text for emerging courses in mechanobiology/cell mechanics being offered in a growing number of biomedical engineering and chemical engineering departments worldwide. It will also serve as a professional reference book for engineers, scientists and clinicians.

Spis treści

Basic Science Tools for Mechanobiology Research. An Introductory Guide to Solid Mechanics. Fluid Mechanics. Molecular Analysis in Mechanobiology. Cadiovascular Systems. Effects of Endovascular Intervention on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Function. Effects of Pressure on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Mechanobiology of Heart Valves. Mechanobiology of Cardiac Fibroblasts. Mechanobiological Evidence for the Control of Neutophil Activity. Stress.Skeletal Mechanobiology. Mechanical Control of Bone Remodeling. Cell Mechanobiology. Pulmonary Vascular Mechanobiology. Lung Echanobiology. Mechanical Signaling. Mechanobiology of Bladder Urothelial Cells. The Mechanobiology of Aqueous Humor Transport across Schlemm's Canal Endothelium. Mechanobiology in Health and Disease in the Central Nervous System. Mechanostimulation in Bone and Tendon Tissue Engineering. Mechanobiology in the Stem Cell Niche. Mesenchymal Stem Cell Mechanobiology. The Use of Microfluidic Technology in Mechanobiology Research. Design of Abdominal Wall Hernioplasty Meshes Guided by Mechanobiology and the Wound Healing Response.Statistical Analysis. Design of Experiments and Optical Techniques.

O autorze

Jiro Nagatomi is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Clemson University. He has been an active researcher and instructor in mechanobiology for the past 14 years. He has published over 125 referred papers in this field of study. Eno Ebong is an Assistant Professor within the Chemical Engineering Department at Northeastern University. She has taught a graduate course in mechanobiology for the past three years, using the First Edition as her primary text for the course.