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This book is a tribute to Professor Yuan-Cheng Fung, the Father of Biomechanics and a pioneer in Bioengineering, in honor of his 90th Birthday. The book consists of articles contributed by his colleagues, students, friends and family. These articles illustrate Professor Fung's profound influence on outstanding leaders in bioengineering, especially biomechanics, and on the life and work of all people who have been in contact with him. The scientific topics covered range from fundamentals of science and engineering (e.g., residual stress, flow dynamics, and cellular signaling) to clinical disorders (e.g., atherosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension). The articles cover the whole spectrum of biological hierarchy, from genes/molecules to cells/tissues, and organs/systems, with close correlations between engineering and biomedical sciences. This book provides an excellent view of the marvelous contributions of Professor Fung as a Renaissance Man.

Inhalt

Mechanisms Underlying Soft Tissues Non-Linear Elasticity, Quasi-Linear Viscoelasticity, Preconditioning, and Residual Stress (Y Lanir); Biomechanics of an Isolated Single Stress Fiber (M Sato & S Deguchi); The Origin of Pre-Stress in Biological Tissues - A Mechano-Electrochemical Model: A Tribute to Prof. Y-C Fung (L Q Wan et al.); How Blood Flow Shapes Neointima (S Q Liu); The Role of Biomechanics in Understanding Adaptive Remodeling in the Microcirculation (T Skalak); Computational Simulations of the Buckling of Oval and Tapered Arteries (A Northcutt et al.); Role of the Structural and Signaling Molecules in Cardiac Mechanotransduction (A Raskin et al.); A Novel Hemodynamic Analysis of Echocardiograms (T-K Hung); In Vitro Biomechanical Studies in Aging Human Lungs (S Majd & M Yen); Modeling the Oxygen Uptake in Pulmonary Capillaries (C-J Chuong); Two Very Different Pulmonary Circulations: Mammal and Bird (J West); Fluid Flow Induced Calcium Response in Bone Cell Network (B Huo et al.); Analysis of the Models for Cytoskeletal Rheology (T Y Kim et al.); Y-C Fung and the Biomechanics of Hearing (R Gan); A Model for a Class of Diffusion-Based Intercellular Communication (S Nemat-Nasser & A Amirkhizi); Stem Cells. Biomechanics and Dr. Fung (T Ashan et al.); Biomechanics Insights Into the Pathophysiology of Human Diseases (C T Lim); Of Mice and Men ... and a China Connection (Atherosclerosis) (D Giddens et al.); Multi-Patient Fluid-Structure Interaction Studies for Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression Based on Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (D Tang et al.); Current Status on Countermeasures for Hypertensive Symptoms and Hypotension (J-S Lee); Pressure Ulcers, Pressure and Flowmotion (Z-Y Lee et al.); Mechanisms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (J Yuan); Correlation of Whole Blood Viscosity with Real-Time Microvascular Abnormalities in Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients (A Cheung); Y-C Fung and Biomechanics: From Organs-Systems to Molecules-Genes (S Chien); Dr. Fung - My Respected Mentor and Cherished Friend (S Woo); A Tribute to Yuan-Cheng Fung on His 90th Birthday (G Schmid-Schoenbein); and other Tribute articles.