INTRO TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERIN

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-59829-844-4
Verlag: MORGAN & CLAYPOOL

Buch, Englisch, 118 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering

Intended as an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering, this book covers the topics of biomechanics (Part I) and bioelectricity (Part II). Each chapter emphasizes a fundamental principle or law, such as Darcy's Law, Poiseuille's Law, Hooke's Law, Starling's Law, levers, and work in the area of fluid, solid, and cardiovascular biomechanics. In addition, electrical laws and analysis tools are introduced, including Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, Coulomb's Law, capacitors and the fluid/electrical analogy. Culminating the electrical portion are chapters covering Nernst and membrane potentials and Fourier transforms. Examples are solved throughout the book and problems with answers are given at the end of each chapter. A semester-long Major Project that models the human systemic cardiovascular system, utilizing both a Matlab numerical simulation and an electrical analog circuit, ties many of the book's concepts together.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Basic Concepts
- Darcy's Law
- Poiseuille's Law: Pressure-Driven Flow Through Tubes
- Hooke's Law: Elasticity of Tissues and Compliant Vessels
- Starling's Law of the Heart, Windkessel Elements and Volume
- Euler's Method and First-Order Time Constants
- Muscle, Leverage, Work, Energy and Power