Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
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Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

Biomechanics and Bioelectricity - Part I

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eBook - PDF

Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

Biomechanics and Bioelectricity - Part I

About this book

Intended as an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering, this book covers the topics of biomechanics (Part I) and bioelectricity (Part II). Each chapter emphasizes a fundamental principle or law, such as Darcy's Law, Poiseuille's Law, Hooke's Law, Starling's Law, levers, and work in the area of fluid, solid, and cardiovascular biomechanics. In addition, electrical laws and analysis tools are introduced, including Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, Coulomb's Law, capacitors and the fluid/electrical analogy. Culminating the electrical portion are chapters covering Nernst and membrane potentials and Fourier transforms. Examples are solved throughout the book and problems with answers are given at the end of each chapter. A semester-long Major Project that models the human systemic cardiovascular system, utilizing both a Matlab numerical simulation and an electrical analog circuit, ties many of the book's concepts together. Table of Contents: Basic Concepts / Darcy's Law / Poiseuille's Law: Pressure-Driven Flow Through Tubes / Hooke's Law: Elasticity of Tissues and Compliant Vessels / Starling's Law of the Heart, Windkessel Elements and Volume / Euler's Method and First-Order Time Constants / Muscle, Leverage, Work, Energy and Power

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Basic Concepts: Numbers, Units and Consistency Checks
  8. Darcy's Law: Pressure-Driven Transport Through Membranes
  9. Poiseuille’s Law: Pressure-Driven Flow Through Tubes
  10. Hooke’s Law: Elasticity of Tissues and Compliant Vessels
  11. Starling’s Law of the Heart, Windkessel Elements and Volume
  12. Euler’s Method and First-Order Time Constants
  13. Muscle, Leverage, Work, Energy and Power
  14. Conversion Factors
  15. Material Constants
  16. Bibliography