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http://biomechanicsresearch.blogspot.com/

Book of the week,

Book of the week,

Soft tissues are inhomogeneous, anisotropic materials which show viscoelastic and nonlinear properties. And even under physiological conditions they undergo large deformations, for example in arteries the in vivo longitudinal stretch ratio may go even more than 1.6. These properties make the continuum approach suitable for the purpose of analyzing material properties of soft tissue. Therefore, knowledge of nonlinear solid mechanics by a continuum approach seems essential.

To my knowledge one of the books that can be really useful in this context is the following:
‘Nonlinear solid mechanics’ by Gerhard A. Holzapfel , published by John Wiley & Sons, LTD.
You can take a look at the book in www.amazon.com , using search inside option.
click here to take a look at the book.

What is mechanobiology? what is biomechanics?

Mechanobiology – the study of altered cellular
activity (gene expression or function) in response
to changes in mechanical stimuli.

Biomechanics – the development, extension,
and application of mechanics for purposes of
understanding better biology, physiology, and
pathophysiology as well as the treatment of
disease and injury.
(must invoke the 5 basic postulates of mechanics)