Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues

by Yuan-Cheng Fung

Publisher: Springer Verlag
ISBN: 0387979476

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Book Description

This classic book is accepted internationally as the standard treatment of the mechanical properties of biological fluids, solids, tissues and organs. It is used widely as both a reference and textbook in this rapidly-growing field. Biomechanics presents a general outline of the discipline, with applications to bioengineering, physiology, medicine and surgery. The second edition reflects the broad advances that have been made in this field during the past decade, and adds numerous new topics. References have been brought up to date, and the widely-praised emphasis on formulating and solving problems has been strengthened with numerous new problems. This book begins with a unique historical introduction to the field of biomechanics, followed by a vital chapter which relates the definitions and vocabulary of applied mechanics to biological tissues. These tools are then used to treat in detail the mechanical properties of blood, including blood cells and vessels. The remaining chapters discuss the viscoelastic properties of biological fluids and solids, as well as the mechanics of muscle, bone and connective tissue.

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The first of three volumes. References have been updated, and new material has been added to this second edition, including coverage of coagulation of blood, thrombus formation and dissolution, cellular mechanics, deformability of passive leukocytes, mechanics of the endothelial cells in a continuum, news about types of collagen, new methods of testing mechanical properties of soft tissues, the relationship between continuum mechanics and the structure and ultrastructure of tissues, and the cross-bridge theory of muscle contraction. Contains new problems and examples.

Book Info

University of California, San Diego. New edition of a student text on biomechanics from the standpoint of bioengineering, physiology, and medical sciences. Includes problems in each area. Previous edition 1981. Illustrated.

Customer Reviews

What I would say is not a comprehensive review of what the great book talks, but just telling you a truth: if you have engineering and mathamatics background and wanna combine your background to do research in physiology, Fung's book is absolutely a must-buy. This book is profound, but it is actually rooted in nearly all fields of biomechanics research.

It is a conclusion for biomechanics research till 1980's; also this book is a truly great reference for all current researchers who are interested in biomedical research in point of view of a mathamatician and engineer.

Fung takes a continuum mechanics approach to the principles that underly the human body. All of the ideas in the text are backed up with solid research and easy to understand equations, as well as text descriptions. Fung is also responsible for researching many of the ideas of biomechanics, and so, the text takes on a personal view not found in other books. All in all, the best book out there for introductory biomechanics, but one that you will use for the rest of your life.