Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics - Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series 2011 edition Tom Proulx

Marc Notes: 1st International Symposium on the Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials--Pref.; Includes bibliographical references. Jacket Description/Back: "Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials" represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress."Table of Contents: Analysis and Simulation of PTMA Device Deployment Into the Coronary Sinus: .- Impact of Stent Strut Thickness.- Mechanical Identification of Hyperelastic Anisotropic Properties of Mouse Carotid.- Arteries.- An Inverse Method to Determine Material Properties of Soft Tissues.- Estimation of the 3D Residual Strain Field in the Arterial Wall of a Bovine Aorta Using Optical Full-field Measurements and Finite Element Reconstruction.- Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity in Vivo Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography.- Comparison of Iterative and Direct Inversion MR Elastography Algorithms.- Brain Response to Extracranial Pressure Excitation Imaged in vivo by MR.- Elastography.- Mechanical Properties of Abnormal Human Aortic and Mitral Valves.- Bio-prosthetic Heart Valve Stress Analysis: Impacts of Leaflet Properties and Stent Tip Deflection.- Mechanical Properties of Human Saphenous Vein.- The Scleral Inflation Response of Mouse Eyes to Increases in Pressure.- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Dungeness Crab Exoskeletons.- The Mechanical Properties of Tendril of Climbing Plant.- A Multiscale Triphasic Biomechanical Model for Tumors Classification.- Developing Hyper-viscoelastic Constitutive Models of Porcine Meniscus From Unconfined Compression Test Data.- The Mechanical Performance of Teleost Fish Scales.- Effects of Processing Conditions on Chitosan-hydroxyapatite Biocomposite Mechanical Properties.- Mechanical Properties of a Nanostructured Poly (KAMPS)/Aragonite Composite.- Nanoscale Fracture Resistance Measurement of a Composite Bone Cement.- Impact Resistance of Antibiotic-impregnated Orthopedic Bone Cement.- Use of Nanoindentation for Investigating the Nanostructure of Dentin Tissue.- Epinephrine Upregulates Sickle Trait Erythrocyte Adhesion to Laminin and Integrins.- Organ Culture Modeling of Distraction Osteogenesis.- Mechanical Properties of Tooth Enamel: Microstructural Modeling and Characterization.- A Novel Biomimetic Material Duplicating the Structure and Mechanics of Natural Nacre.- Keynote Presentation (40 minutes).- Adaptive Hybrid Control for Low Resolution Feedback Systems With Application on a Novel Microinjector: Ros-drill.- Design of a Mechatronic Positioner for Holographic Otoscope System.- Characterization of Shape and Deformation of Tympanic Membranes by Dual-wavelength Lensless Digital Holography.- Investigating Mechanical Properties of Porcine Articular Cartilage by Flat Plate Compression Tests.- Characterization of Tendon Mechanics Following Subfailure Damage.- Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissue With Repair.- Modeling Sickle Hemoglobin Fibers as one Chain of Coarse-grained ParticlePublisher Marketing: Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.