Applied Biofluid Mechanics - Hardcover

Waite, Lee; Fine, Jerry M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071472177 ISBN 13: 9780071472173

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

Synopsis

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About this title

From the Back Cover:

Improve Your Grasp of Fluid Mechanics in the Human Circulatory System_and
Develop Better Medical Devices

Applied Biofluid Mechanics features a solid grasp of the role of fluid
mechanics in the human circulatory system that will help in the research
and design of new medical instruments, equipment, and procedures.

Filled with 100 detailed illustrations, the book examines cardiovascular
anatomy and physiology, pulmonary anatomy and physiology, hematology,
histology and function of blood vessels, heart valve mechanics and
prosthetic heart valves, stents, pulsatile flow in large arteries, flow and
pressure measurement, modeling, and dimensional analysis.

About the Author:

Lee Waite, Ph.D., P.E., is Head of the Department of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering, and Director of the Guidant/Eli Lilly and Co. Applied Life Sciences Research Center. He is also the author of Biofluid Mechanics in Cardiovascular Systems, published by McGraw-Hill.

Jerry Fine, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Before he joined the faculty at Rose, Dr. Fine served as a patrol plane pilot in the U.S. Navy and taught at the U.S. Naval Academy.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071472177
• ISBN 13: 9780071472173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 314