Tissue Mechanics by Stephen C. Cowin is a comprehensive textbook on the mechanics of biological tissues, with a special focus on continuum mechanics in the biomedical context. This reference work is aimed at understanding the behavior of hard and soft tissues using theoretical models and applications. The clear explanations and accessible examples make it suitable for researchers and students in physiology and medical fields.
Content and features
The book offers a thorough and rigorous introduction to continuum mechanics, tailored to the mechanics of tissues. The material covers all fundamental principles for models of biological materials and illustrates them with applications to collagen, cartilage, bone tissue, tendons, and ligaments. As such, it is an important source for understanding tissue mechanics and adaptation.
Product specifications
- Author: Stephen C. Cowin
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Publication date: 2006-10-25
- Number of pages: 682
- ISBN: 9780387368252
- Subject: Physiology
- BISAC: MEDICAL / Physiology
About the author
Stephen C. Cowin earned his BS and MS in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Pennsylvania State University. He has taught for many years at Tulane University, where he specialized in the influence of microstructures on the mechanical behavior of biological and composite materials. His expertise and contribution to the mechanics of bone make this book a highly authoritative publication in the field.