Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems

Alan J Grodzinsky

• Publisher: Garland Science
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9781136665561
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Médecine
• Subtopic: Biotechnologie en médecine

Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems describes the fundamental driving forces for mass transport, electric current, and fluid flow as they apply to the biology and biophysics of molecules, cells, tissues, and organs. Basic mathematical and engineering tools are presented in the context of biology and physiology.The chapters are structured in a framework that moves across length scales from molecules to membranes to tissues. Examples throughout the text deal with applications involving specific biological tissues, cells, and macromolecules. In addition, a variety of applications focus on sensors, actuators, diagnostics, and microphysical measurement devices (e.g., bioMEMs/NEMs microfluidic devices) in which transport and electrokinetic interactions are critical.This textbook is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biological and biomedical engineering and will be a valuable resource for interdisciplinary researchers including biophysicists, physical chemists, materials scientists, and chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers seeking a common language on the subject.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents in Brief
• Contents in Detail
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Chemical Transport in Electrolyte Media
• 2 Electric Fields and Flows in Electrolyte Media
• 3 Electrochemical Coupling and Transport
• 4 Electrical Interaction Forces: From Intramolecular to Macroscopic
• 5 Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
• 6 Electrokinetics: MEMS, NEMS, and Nanoporous Biological Tissues
• 7 Rheology of Biological Tissues and Polymeric Biomaterials
• Appendix A: Integral Theorems
• Appendix B: Differential Operators in Various Coordinate Systems
• Appendix C: Vector Identities
• Appendix D: System of Units
• Appendix E: Physical Constants
• Index