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  • The Biomechanics of Impact Injury

    Biomechanical Response, Mechanisms of Injury, Human Tolerance and Simulation

    by Albert I. King ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This text acquaints the reader on the biomechanics of injury to the human body caused by impact and the use of computer models to simulate impact events. It provides a basic understanding of the biomechanics of the injuries resulting from the impact to the head, neck, chest, abdomen, spine, pelvis and the lower extremities, including the foot and ankle. Other topics include side impact, car ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • Implant Bone Interface

    Edited by John Older ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    An update on current knowledge is given for surgeons and researchers involved in implant surgery and the development of implant arthroplasty. The contributions come from a distinguished international faculty of orthopaedic surgeons, biologists and engineers. They examine the junctional tissues between an implant and the bone in joint replacement surgery. The factors that influence junctional ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Biomechanics in Orthopedics

    Edited by Shigeo Niwa, Stephan M. Perren, Tomokazu Hattori ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    A major part of orthopedics is the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases caused by structural disorders and mechanical breakdown of living tissue. Therefore, biomechanical consideration of static structures and dynamic mechanisms is compulsory for both diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic diseases. Previous biomechanical studies have enabled great advances in orthopedic implant technology, such ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Functional Electrical Rehabilitation

    Technological Restoration After Spinal Cord Injury

    by Chandler A. Phillips ...
    On one of my returns to California, I attended the "Disabilities Expo 88" at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Among the various marvels oftech nology for the wheelchair disabled were stair-climbing wheelchairs, self raising and lowering kitchen cabinetry, and even a completely accessible "dude ranch" experience. At the same time, as a guest of the Southern California Chapter of the National ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Introduction to Nanotheranostics

    by Karthikeyan Narayanan, Subramanian Tamil Selvan ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book offers readers an introduction to the current status of nanoparticles and other nanomaterials that have potential applications in theranostics. Above all, it highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of metallic (e.g. Au, Ag), semiconducting quantum dots (e.g. CdSe, CdTe), magnetic (e.g. Fe3O4, FePt, Co), and multifunctional (combination of two or three) nanoparticles. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Biologically Responsive Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering

    Edited by Iulian Antoniac ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Developments in the area of biomaterials, bionanotechnology, tissue engineering, and medical devices are becoming the core of health care. Almost all medical specialties involve the use of biomaterials, and research plays a key role in the development of new and improved treatment modalities. This volume focuses on several current trends in tissue engineering, remodelling and regeneration. Leading ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Principles of Tissue Engineering

    Edited by Robert Lanza, Robert Langer, Joseph P. Vacanti ...
    Series series Tissue Engineering Intelligence Unit
    The opportunity that tissue engineering provides for medicine is extraordinary. In the United States alone, over half-a-trillion dollars are spent each year to care for patients who suffer from tissue loss or dysfunction. Although numerous books and reviews have been written on tissue engineering, none has been as comprehensive in its defining of the field. Principles of Tissue Engineering ... Read more

    $193.99 USD

  • Bone Adaptation

    In Silico Approach

    by Yoshitaka Kameo, Ken-ichi Tsubota, Taiji Adachi ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book focuses on the systems biomechanics of bone remodeling that provide a multiscale platform for bone adaptation, spanning the cellular, tissue, and organ levels. The mathematical model explained in each section provides concrete examples of in silico approaches for bone adaptation. It will be immensely useful for readers interested in bone morphology and metabolism and will serve as an ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Liquid Crystals in Biotribology

    Synovial Joint Treatment

    by Sergey Ermakov, Alexandr Beletskii, Oleg Eismont, Vladimir Nikolaev ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book summarizes the theoretical and experimental studies confirming the concept of the liquid-crystalline nature of boundary lubrication in synovial joints. It is shown that cholesteric liquid crystals in the synovial liquid play a significant role in the mechanism of intra-articular friction reduction. The results of structural, rheological and tribological research of the creation of ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Handbook of Stem Cells, Two-Volume Set

    Volume 1-Embryonic Stem Cells; Volume 2-Adult & Fetal Stem Cells

    Edited by Robert Lanza, Helen Blau, John Gearhart, Brigid Hogan, Douglas Melton, Malcolm Moore, Roger Pedersen, E. Donnall Thomas, Catherine Verfaillie, Irving Weissman, Michael D. West, James A. Thomson ...
    New discoveries in the field of stem cell research have frequently appeared in the news and in scientific literature. Research in this area promises to lead to new therapies for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and a wide variety of other diseases. This two-volume reference integrates this exciting area of biology, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem ... Read more

    $544.99 USD

  • Skeletal Tissue Mechanics

    by R. Bruce Martin, David B. Burr, Neil A. Sharkey, David P. Fyhrie ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This textbook describes the biomechanics of bone, cartilage, tendons and ligaments. It is rigorous in its approach to the mechanical properties of the skeleton yet it does not neglect the biological properties of skeletal tissue or require mathematics beyond calculus. Time is taken to introduce basic mechanical and biological concepts, and the approaches used for some of the engineering analyses ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Frontiers in Nano-therapeutics

    by Binata Joddar, Mahesh Narayan, Juan C. Noveron, Sudhakar Kalagara, Baiju G. Nair, Nishat Tasnim, Katla Sai Krishna ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This brief highlights recent research advances in the area of nano-therapeutics. Nanotechnology holds immense potential for application in a wide range of biological and engineering applications such as molecular sensors for disease diagnosis, therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases, a vehicle for delivering therapeutics and imaging agents for theranostic applications, both in-vitro and ... Read more

    $49.49 USD