Biomechanics : principles, trends and applications

Biomechanics : principles, trends and applications / Jerrod H. Levy, editor.

"Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles (statics, strength of materials and stress analysis to the solution of biological problems of living organisms. This includes bioengineering, the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms and the application of engineeri...

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Other Authors: Levy, Jerrod H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2010]
Series:Biomechanics : Theory and Applications.
Subjects:
Human mechanics.
Biomechanics.
Biomedical engineering.
Human engineering.
biomedical engineering.
ergonomics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Biomedical.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Medical Technology.
MEDICAL > Biotechnology.
MEDICAL > Lasers in Medicine.
Human engineering
Biomechanics
Biomedical engineering
Human mechanics
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Table of Contents:
  • ""BIOMECHANICS: PRINCIPLES, TRENDSAND APPLICATIONS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ARTS BIOMECHANICS â€? AN INFANT SCIENCE:ITS CHALLENGES AND FUTURE""; ""1. OVERVIEW""; ""2. PERFORMANCE SKILL ANALYSIS AND ACQUISITION""; ""2.1. Historical Overview""; ""2.2. Challenges Faced by Arts Biomechanics""; ""2.3. Arts Pedagogy; What Can We Learn from Biomechanics Applications?""; ""A Motor-Learning Model""; ""2.4. The Tools of Arts Biomechanics Research""; ""Motion Capture""; ""Biomechanical Modeling""; ""Electromyography""; ""Force Measurements""; ""Synchronized Measurements""
  • ""2.5. Samples of Pedagogic Applications""""Future Directions""; ""3. INJURY RISK QUANTIFICATION AND PREVENTION RELATED TOARTISTIC PERFORMANCE""; ""3.1. Overuse Syndrome""; ""3.2. Biomechanical Modeling as a Platform to Understand OS""; ""3.3. The Theory of Biomechanical Modeling as It Applies to OS""; ""3.3.1. The Physics of Mechanical Work""; ""3.3.2. The Generalized Form Related to Work""; ""3.3.3. Biomechanics and Biological Reactions in the Human Body""; ""3.3.4. Characteristics of the PBR related to OS""; ""3.4. Current OS Studies Related to Music Performance""
  • ""3.5. Future Directions""""Stage 1. Determination of Realistic Loading Conditions""; ""Stage 2 â€? Micro Examination of Muscle Fibre Under Realistic Conditions from Stage 1""; ""Stage 3. Determination of Accumulated Micro-Trauma""; ""4. APPLICATIONS OF MOVEMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES IN THECREATION OF ART""; ""4.1. 3D Motion Capture Technology on Visual Art""; ""4.2. 3D Motion Capture and the Visual Arts: Theoretical Considerations""; ""4.3. Exemplary Experiments""; ""4.4. Other Contemporary Examples""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""
  • ""UNDERSTANDING CORNEAL BIOMECHANICSTHROUGH EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT ANDNUMERICAL SIMULATION""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CORNEAL MICROSTRUCTURE""; ""CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY""; ""CORNEAL THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION""; ""CORNEAL BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR""; ""EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF CORNEAL BEHAVIOUR""; ""EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES""; ""INFLATION TEST SETUP""; ""STRIP TEST SETUP""; ""CORNEAL BEHAVIOUR CHARACTERISTICS""; ""Corneal Hyperelasticity""; ""Relationship between Intraocular Pressure and Youngâ€?s Modulus""; ""Corneal Hysteresis""; ""Corneal Anisotropy""
  • ""Epitheliumâ€?s Contribution to Corneal Biomechanics""""Stromal Inter-Lamellar Adhesion""; ""Corneal Long-Term Behaviour""; ""Corneal Dependence on Strain-Rate""; ""Concluding Remarks on Corneal Material Behaviour""; ""NUMERICAL MODELLING OF OCULAR BIOMECHANICS""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL NON-UNIFORM THICKNESS""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL HYPERELASTIC BEHAVIOUR""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL LAYERED CONSTRUCTION""; ""SIMULATION OF STROMAL INTER-LAMELLAR ADHESION""; ""SIMULATION OF CORNEAL ANISOTROPY""

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