Biofluid Mechanics

Biofluid Mechanics: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Macrocirculation, and Microcirculation shows how fluid mechanics principles can be applied not only to blood circulation, but also to air flow through the lungs, joint lubrication, intraocular fluid movement, renal transport among other specialty circulations. This new second edition increases the breadth and depth of the original by expanding chapters to cover additional biofluid mechanics principles, disease criteria, and medical management of disease, with supporting discussions of the relevance and importance of current research. Calculations related both to the disease and the material covered in the chapter are also now provided.

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Dr. Rubenstein focuses on two major research areas: vascular tissue engineering and the initiation/progression of cardiovascular diseases mediated through platelet and endothelial cell interactions. Dr. Yin conducts research into coronary artery disease, specifically how altered blood flow and stress distribution affect platelet and endothelial cell behavior and lead to cardiovascular disease initiation. The focus of Dr. Frame's research is in integrating signal transduction events with physical properties of blood flow at the microvascular level, with the long term research goal of understanding the two phase question of how solute distribution and transport are coupled in the microcirculation.

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Part 1: Fluid Mechanics BasicsFundamentals of Fluid MechanicsConservation Laws

Part 2: MacrocirculationThe HeartBlood Flow in Arteries and Veins

Part 3: MicrocirculationMicrovascular BedsMass Transport and Heat Transfer in the MicrocirculationThe Lymphatic System

Part 4: Specialty CirculationsVentilation/Perfusion in the LungIntraocular Fluid FlowLubrication of Joints and Transport in BoneFlow Through the KidneySplanchnic Circulation: Liver and Spleen

Part 5: Modeling and Experimental Techniques*In silico Biofluid MechanicsIn vitro Biofluid MechanicsIn vivo* Biofluid Mechanics

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