Complex Fluids in Biological Systems

Experiment, Theory, and Computation

Buch | Softcover

440 Seiten

2016 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4939-5382-0 (ISBN)

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This book serves as an introduction to the continuum mechanics and mathematical modeling of complex fluids in living systems. The form and function of living systems are intimately tied to the nature of surrounding fluid environments, which commonly exhibit nonlinear and history dependent responses to forces and displacements. With ever-increasing capabilities in the visualization and manipulation of biological systems, research on the fundamental phenomena, models, measurements, and analysis of complex fluids has taken a number of exciting directions. In this book, many of the world’s foremost experts explore key topics such as:

Macro- and micro-rheological techniques for measuring the material properties of complex biofluids and the subtleties of data interpretation
Experimental observations and rheology of complex biological materials, including mucus, cell membranes, the cytoskeleton, and blood
The motility of microorganisms in complex fluids and the dynamics of active suspensions
Challenges and solutions in the numerical simulation of biologically relevant complex fluid flows

This volume will be accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in engineering, mathematics, biology, and the physical sciences, but will appeal to anyone interested in the intricate and beautiful nature of complex fluids in the context of living systems.

Part I: Introduction to Complex Fluids.- Introduction to complex fluids.- Complex fluids and soft structures in the human body.- Part II: Rheology of Complex Biological Fluids.- Theoretical microrheology.- Membrane rheology.- Rheology and mechanics of the cell cytoskeleton.- Experimental challenges of shear rheology: how to avoid bad data.-Part III: Locomotion and Active Matter.- Locomotion through complex fluids: an experimental view.- Theory of locomotion through complex fluids.- Theory of active suspensions.- Part IV: Computational Methods.- Computational challenges for simulating strongly elastic flows in biology.- Cell distribution and segregation phenomena during blood flow.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.09.2016
Reihe/Serie	Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Zusatzinfo	95 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white; XX, 440 p. 125 illus., 95 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	Active Suspensions and Gels • Active Suspensions Complex Fluids • Biological Fluid Mechanics • Complex Biomaterials Polymers Under Flow • complex fluids • Complex Fluids Biological Systems Book • Complex Fluids Biological Systems Experiment • Computation Complex Fluids Biological Systems • Locomotion in Complex Fluids • Microfluidic Device Technologies • non-Newtonian fluid mechanics • Rheology Complex Biological Fluids • Soft Matter in Fluids, Computation of • Theoretical Microrheology • Theory of Complex Fluids in Biological Systems
ISBN-10	1-4939-5382-6 / 1493953826
ISBN-13	978-1-4939-5382-0 / 9781493953820
Zustand	Neuware