Cardiovascular Soft Tissue Mechanics
Contributors: Stephen C. Cowin (Editor); Jay D. Humphrey (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781402002205
Subjects: Biomedical engineering; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Biomechanics; Cardiovascular System Physiology; Science; Medical / Nursing; Physiology; Mechanical properties; Cardiology; Medical / Biotechnology; Vascular smooth muscle; Elasticity; Heart
First sentence: In the last few years there has been a significant growth in interest in the mechanical properties of biological soft tissue treated from the continuum mechanical perspective, and, in particular, in the mechanics of arterial tissue.