1st Edition
Biomechanics Principles and Practices
Mechanics of Hard Tissue; J Lawrence Katz, Anil Misra, Orestes Marangos, Qiang Ye, and Paulette Spencer
Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics;
Richard L Lieber, Samuel R Ward, and Thomas J BurkholderJoint Articulating Surface Motion;
Kenton R Kaufman and KaiNan AnJoint Lubrication;
Michael J FureyAnalysis of Gait;
Roy B Davis, III, Sylvia Õunpuu, and Peter A DeLucaMechanics of Head/Neck;
Albert I King and David C VianoBiomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact;
David C Viano and Albert I KingCardiac Biomechanics;
Andrew D McCulloch and Roy C P KerckhoffsHeart Valve Dynamics;
Choon Hwai Yap, Erin Spinner, Muralidhar Padala, and Ajit P YoganathanArterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics;
Baruch B LiberMechanics of Blood Vessels;
Thomas R Canfield and Philip B DobrinThe Venous System;
Artin A Shoukas and Carl F RotheThe Microcirculation Physiome;
Aleksander S Popel and Roland N PittmanMechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes;
Richard E Waugh and Robert M HochmuthMechanics of Tissue/Lymphatic Transport;
Geert W SchmidSchönbein and Alan R HargensModeling in Cellular Biomechanics;
Alexander A Spector and Roger TranSonTayCochlear Mechanics;
Charles R Steele and Sunil PuriaInner Ear Hair Cell Bundle Mechanics;
JongHoon Nam and Wally GrantExercise Physiology;
Cathryn R Dooly and Arthur T JohnsonFactors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans;
Ben F Hurley and Arthur T JohnsonIndex
Biography
Joseph D. Bronzino is currently the president of the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON; www.beaconalliance.org). Dr. Bronzino earned a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1959, an MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, in 1961, and a PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1968. He was recently the Vernon Roosa Professor of Applied Science and Endowed Chair at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. He is the author of over 200 articles and 11 books, including The Biomedical Engineering Handbook (CRC Press, 1st ed., 1995; 2nd ed., 2000; 3rd ed., 2005).
Donald R. Peterson is a professor of engineering and the dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Nursing at Texas A&M University in Texarkana, Texas. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He earned a BS in aerospace engineering and a BS in biomechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1992, a MS in Mechanical Engineering from the UConn, Storrs, Connecticut, in 1995, and a PhD in biomedical engineering from UConn in 1999. He has written for numerous publications, and is the co-editor-in-chief for The Biomedical Engineering Handbook by CRC Press.
