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Biotransport: Principles and Applications

  • This text is unique because no textbooks in biomedical engineering or engineering currently combine taxonomic content with a suite of open-ended challenge-based problems that can be used to probe all aspects of the subject in the classroom.

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Fundamentals of How People Learn (HPL)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction to HPL Methodology

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 3-30
  3. Fundamental Concepts in Biotransport

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Fundamental Concepts in Biotransport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 33-66
    3. Modeling and Solving Biotransport Problems

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 67-103
  4. Biofluid Transport

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
    2. Rheology of Biological Fluids

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 107-168
    3. Macroscopic Approach for Biofluid Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 169-317
    4. Shell Balance Approach for One-Dimensional Biofluid Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 319-388
    5. General Microscopic Approach for Biofluid Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 389-485
  5. Bioheat Transport

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 487-487
    2. Heat Transfer Fundamentals

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 489-557
    3. Macroscopic Approach to Bioheat Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 559-627
    4. Shell Balance Approach for One-Dimensional Bioheat Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 629-721
    5. General Microscopic Approach for Bioheat Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 723-785
  6. Biological Mass Transport

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 787-787
    2. Mass Transfer Fundamentals

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 789-896
    3. Macroscopic Approach to Biomass Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 897-1003
    4. Shell Balance Approach for One-Dimensional Biomass Transport

      • Robert J. Roselli, Kenneth R. Diller
      Pages 1005-1148

About this book

Introduction to Biotransport Principles is a concise text covering the fundamentals of biotransport, including biological applications of: fluid, heat, and mass transport.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

    Robert J. Roselli

  • Cockrell School of Engineering, Dept. Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, USA

    Kenneth R. Diller

About the authors

Kenneth R. Diller, Sc.D., P.E., is the Leibrock Professor of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, at The University of Texas at Austin.

Robert J. Roselli, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.

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Softcover Book USD 159.99
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