Biomechanics-Materials: A Practical Approach (The ^APractical Approach Series) - Softcover
Just as the study of physiology requires an understanding of biochemistry, so the study of the mechanical properties and design of organisms requires a grounding in engineering and materials science. This book presents an overview of the subject, in relation to biological materials. The mechanical testing of biological materials presents many difficulties - the test methods are alien to most biologists, and the engineer can be perplexed by the shape, size and form in which biological specimens are presented. Sophistication is required in both test methods and analysis. This book provides experimental protocols which aim to cross the barriers of understanding between the biologist and the engineer, and encourage effective interdisciplinary communication. There are chapters on subjects such as the properties and testing of bone, cartilage, joints, liquids, composites, tensile fibres, stiffness, fractures, adhesion and plant material. The book should be a useful experimental resource for any researcher interested in the analysis of biological materials, whether their background is in biology, materials science, medical biomechanics of agricultural engineering.
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About the Author:
Julian F. V. Vincent, Lecturer, Centre for Biomimetics, University of Reading.
Review:
'very practical book'
Aslib Book List, Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1993
Aslib Book List, Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1993
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0199632235
- ISBN 13 9780199632237
- BindingSpiral-bound
- Number of pages272
- EditorVincent Julian F. V.
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