Abstract
In this chapter, we look at ways in which we can model both tissue and its interaction with cells, water and blood. This interaction is key to understanding many different types of physiological behaviour, since most tissue is fundamentally very soft and thus deforms easily. This chapter shows how we can use engineering tools to investigate this behaviour and examines a few very simple cases.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Chappell, M., Payne, S. (2016). Tissue Mechanics. In: Physiology for Engineers. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26197-3_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26197-3_6
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-26195-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-26197-3
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)