Sharma, Kal Renganathan.

Transport phenomena in biomedical engineering : artificial organ design and development and tissue engineering / Kal Renganathan Sharma. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2010. - xvii, 488 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals of fluid mechanics -- Principles of diffusion -- Osmotic pressure, solvent permeability, and solute transport -- Rheology of blood and transport -- Gas transport -- Pharmacokinetic study -- Tissue design -- Bioartificial organ design -- Bioheat transport.

9780071663977 (hbk.) 0071663975 (hbk.)


Biological transport.
Transport theory.
Biomedical engineering.
Artificial organs.
Tissue engineering.

610.28 / SHA 2010