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Record Nr.

UNISA996418278103316

Autore

DeSimone Antonio

Titolo

The Mathematics of Mechanobiology [[electronic resource] ] : Cetraro, Italy 2018 / / by Antonio DeSimone, Benoît Perthame, Alfio Quarteroni, Lev Truskinovsky ; edited by Davide Ambrosi, Pasquale Ciarletta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-45197-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages)

Collana

C.I.M.E. Foundation Subseries ; ; 2260

Disciplina

570.151

Soggetti

Biomathematics

Biomedical engineering

Biomechanics

Mathematical and Computational Biology

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the state of the art in mathematical research on modelling the mechanics of biological systems – a science at the intersection between biology, mechanics and mathematics known as mechanobiology. The book gathers comprehensive surveys of the most significant areas of mechanobiology: cell motility and locomotion by shape control (Antonio DeSimone); models of cell motion and tissue growth (Benoît Perthame); numerical simulation of cardiac electromechanics (Alfio Quarteroni); and power-stroke-driven muscle contraction (Lev Truskinovsky). Each section is self-contained in terms of the biomechanical background, and the content is accessible to all readers with a basic understanding of differential equations and numerical analysis. The book disentangles the phenomenological complexity of the biomechanical problems, while at the same time addressing the mathematical complexity with invaluable clarity. The book is intended for a wide audience, in particular graduate students and applied mathematicians interested in entering this fascinating field.