Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Biological Processes

A must-have compendium of the most current research and advances in heat transfer and fluid flow in biological systems and biomedical technology

Sid M. Becker (Edited by), Andrey V. Kuznetsov (Edited by)

9780124080775

Hardback, published 6 January 2015

428 pages, 65 illustrations (50 in full color)
23.4 x 19 x 2.7 cm, 1.04 kg

Approx.416 pages

1. Bioheat transfer and thermal heating for tumor treatment 2. Tissue Response to Ultra-Short Laser Irradiation 3. Quantitative Models of Thermal Damage to Cells and Tissues 4. Solutions to the Transient Bioheat Equation 5. Characterizing Respiratory Airflow and Aerosol Condensational Growth in Children and Adults Using CT/MRI Imaging and Computational Methods 6. Transport in Microbiological Environments 7. Modeling of the leftward flow and morphogen transport in the embryonic node 8. Multiscale modeling of fluid-biofilm interactions in pore networks 9. Flow through permeable tubes 10. Transdermal Drug Delivery 11. Roles of fluid dynamics in cardiovascular devices 12. Modelling of blood flow in coronary stented arteries 13. Hemodynamics in the developing cardiovascular system 14. Mechanical stress induced blood trauma

Subject Areas: Mechanics of fluids [TGMF], Engineering thermodynamics [TGMB], Biochemistry [PSB], Biomedical engineering [MQW]