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Tributes to Yuan-Cheng Fung on his 90th birthday : biomechanics : from molecules to man /
This book is a tribute to Professor Yuan-Cheng Fung, the Father of Biomechanics and a pioneer in Bioengineering, in honor of his 90th Birthday. The book consists of articles contributed by his colleagues, students, friends and family. These articles illustrate Professor Fung's profound influenc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1. Physical mechanisms of soft tissues rheological properties / Yoram Lanir
- ch. 2. Biomechanics of an isolated single stress fiber / Masaaki Sato and Shinji Deguchi
- ch. 3. The origin of pre-stress in biological tissues
- a mechano-electrochemical model : a tribute to Professor Y.C. Fung / Leo Q. Wan, X. Edward Guo and Van C. Mow
- ch. 4. How blood flow shapes neointima / Shu Q. Liu and Y.C. Fung
- ch. 5. Illuminating a path : role of biomechanics in understanding adaptive remodeling in the microcirculation / Thomas C. Skalak
- ch. 6. Computational simulations of the buckling of oval and tapered arteries / Avione Northcutt, Parag Datir and Hai-Chao Han
- ch. 7. Role of structural and signaling molecules in cardiac mechanotransduction / Anna M. Raskin, Andrew D. McCulloch and Jeffrey H. Omens
- ch. 8. A novel hemodynamic analysis of echocardiogram / Tin-Kan Hung
- ch. 9. In vitro biomechanical studies in aging human lungs / Shervin Majd and Michael Yen
- ch. 10. Modeling the oxygen uptake in pulmonary alveolar capillaries / Cheng-Jen Chuong
- ch. 11. Two bioengineering solutions for a pulmonary circulation / John B. West.
- Ch. 12. Fluid flow induced calcium response in bone cell network / Bo Huo, Xin L. Lu and X. Edward Guo
- ch. 13. Analysis of the models for cytoskeletal rheology / Roger D. Kamm, Taeyoon Kim and Wonmuk Hwang
- ch. 14. Y.C. Fung and the biomechanics of hearing / Rong Zhu Gan
- ch. 15. A model for a class of diffusion-based intercellular communication / Sia Nemat-Nasser and Alireza V. Amirkhizi
- ch. 16. Stem Cells, biomechanics, and Y.C. Fung / Taby Ahsan, Adele M. Doyle and Robert M. Nerem
- ch. 17. Of mice and men ... and a China connection / Don P. Giddens [and others]
- ch. 18. Multi-patient FSI studies for atherosclerotic carotid plaque progression based on serial magnetic resonance imaging / Dalin Tang [and others]
- ch. 19. Current status on countermeasures for intradialytic hypotension / J.S. Lee
- ch. 20. Pressure ulcer, pressure and flow motion / Zhenyong Li, Eric W.C. Tam and Arthur F.T. Mak
- ch. 21. Correlation of whole blood viscosity with real-time microvascular abnormalities in Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) patients / Anthony Tze-Wai Cheung
- ch. 22. Y.C. Fung and biomechanics : from organs-systems to molecules-genes / Shu Chien
- ch. 23. Tribute to a friend and a master / Ted Wu
- ch. 24. Tribute to Professor and Mrs. Yuan-Cheng Fung on Professor Fung's 90th birthday / Pin Tong
- ch. 25. Tribute / Arnost Fronek and Kitty Fronek
- ch. 26. Forever grateful / Peter Chen
- ch. 27. Tribute to Y.C. Fung, with fondness, admiration and appreciation / Sheldon Weinbaum
- ch. 28. Dr. Y.C. Fung : my respected mentor and cherished friend / Savio L.-Y. Woo
- ch. 29. A tribute to Professor Yuan-Cheng Fung on his 90th birthday / G.W. Schmid-Schönbein
- ch. 30. Tribute to a wonderful man / Peter Hunter
- ch. 31. A Renaissance man : Dr. Y.C. Fung / Lilly Li-Rong Cheng
- ch. 32. Tribute to a most respected teacher / Ruijuan Xiu
- ch. 33. Y.C. "Bert" Fung : a master / Ghassan S. Kassab
- ch. 34. Tribute to a friend and colleague / John Watson
- ch. 35. A tribute to Dr. Yuan-Cheng B. Fung / Jason X.-J. Yuan and Ayako Makino
- ch. 36. Three degrees of separation / Darryl D'Lima
- ch. 37. An uninterrupted diary / Conrad Fung and Brenda Fung.