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Therapeutic Engineering (TE) is a cutting-edge domain in today's
era of medical technology research. Through engineering algorithms
that provide technological solutions, it aims to elevate the
quality of life of disabled individuals. Advances in Therapeutic
Engineering describes various therapeutic processes and mechanisms
currently applied to the field of healthcare in a range of areas,
including mobility, communications, hearing, vision, and mental
health and cognition. The book explores research and advances in
the areas of hand-eye coordination, motor function, the
biomechanics of lower limbs, and treatment of spinal diseases and
neural plasticity. It discusses electrical stimulation
methodologies for improving human gait. It also examines prosthetic
devices and assistive technology, induction heater-based treatment,
and inclusive user modelling and simulation. Additional chapters
cover automated asthma detection using clinico-spirometric
information, computer-aided diagnostic modules for malaria
screening, and various data mining techniques that have been
developed and successfully implemented in healthcare management.
The contributors also examine semantic interoperability issues in
e-health systems and clinical decision support systems (CDSSs)
Ranging from prosthetics to sensory substitution and medical
robotics, the book will prove enlightening to researchers and
practitioners in a host of disciplines who want to understand the
recent advances achieved globally in the field of therapeutic
engineering.
This book discusses bulk solids that derive their mechanical
properties not from those of their base materials, but from their
designed microstructures. Focusing on the negative mechanical
properties, it addresses topics that reveal the counter-intuitive
nature of solids, specifically the negativity of properties that
are commonly positive, such as negative bulk modulus, negative
compressibility, negative hygroexpansion, negative thermal
expansion, negative stiffness phase, and negative Poisson's ratio.
These topics are significant not only due to the curiosity they
have sparked, but also because of the possibility of designing
materials and structures that can behave in ways that are not
normally expected in conventional solids, and as such, of materials
that can outperform solids and structures made from conventional
materials. The book includes illustrations to facilitate learning,
and, where appropriate, reference tables. The presentation is
didactic, starting with simple cases, followed by increasingly
complex ones. It provides a solid foundation for graduate students,
and a valuable resource for practicing materials engineers seeking
to develop novel materials through the judicious design of
microstructures and their corresponding mechanisms.
This book discusses bulk solids that derive their mechanical
properties not from those of their base materials, but from their
designed microstructures. Focusing on the negative mechanical
properties, it addresses topics that reveal the counter-intuitive
nature of solids, specifically the negativity of properties that
are commonly positive, such as negative bulk modulus, negative
compressibility, negative hygroexpansion, negative thermal
expansion, negative stiffness phase, and negative Poisson's ratio.
These topics are significant not only due to the curiosity they
have sparked, but also because of the possibility of designing
materials and structures that can behave in ways that are not
normally expected in conventional solids, and as such, of materials
that can outperform solids and structures made from conventional
materials. The book includes illustrations to facilitate learning,
and, where appropriate, reference tables. The presentation is
didactic, starting with simple cases, followed by increasingly
complex ones. It provides a solid foundation for graduate students,
and a valuable resource for practicing materials engineers seeking
to develop novel materials through the judicious design of
microstructures and their corresponding mechanisms.
This book lays down the foundation on the mechanics and design of
auxetic solids and structures, solids that possess negative
Poisson's ratio. It will benefit two groups of readers: (a)
industry practitioners, such as product and structural designers,
who need to control mechanical stress distributions using auxetic
materials, and (b) academic researchers and students who intend to
produce unique mechanical and other physical properties of
structures using auxetic materials.
This book lays down the foundation on the mechanics and design of
auxetic solids and structures, solids that possess negative
Poisson's ratio. It will benefit two groups of readers: (a)
industry practitioners, such as product and structural designers,
who need to control mechanical stress distributions using auxetic
materials, and (b) academic researchers and students who intend to
produce unique mechanical and other physical properties of
structures using auxetic materials.
Therapeutic Engineering (TE) is a cutting-edge domain in today's
era of medical technology research. Through engineering algorithms
that provide technological solutions, it aims to elevate the
quality of life of disabled individuals. Advances in Therapeutic
Engineering describes various therapeutic processes and mechanisms
currently applied to the field of healthcare in a range of areas,
including mobility, communications, hearing, vision, and mental
health and cognition. The book explores research and advances in
the areas of hand-eye coordination, motor function, the
biomechanics of lower limbs, and treatment of spinal diseases and
neural plasticity. It discusses electrical stimulation
methodologies for improving human gait. It also examines prosthetic
devices and assistive technology, induction heater-based treatment,
and inclusive user modelling and simulation. Additional chapters
cover automated asthma detection using clinico-spirometric
information, computer-aided diagnostic modules for malaria
screening, and various data mining techniques that have been
developed and successfully implemented in healthcare management.
The contributors also examine semantic interoperability issues in
e-health systems and clinical decision support systems (CDSSs)
Ranging from prosthetics to sensory substitution and medical
robotics, the book will prove enlightening to researchers and
practitioners in a host of disciplines who want to understand the
recent advances achieved globally in the field of therapeutic
engineering.
Nanosensors are rapidly becoming a technology of choice across
diverse fields. They offer effective and affordable options for
detecting and measuring chemical and physical properties in
difficult-to-reach biological and industrial systems operating at
the nanoscale. However, with nanosensor development occurring in so
many fields, it has become difficult to stay current with the
latest research and emerging applications. NANOSENSORS: Theory and
Applications in Industry, Healthcare and Defense answers the need
for a comprehensive resource on advances in this area. Dr.
Teik-Cheng Lim, a highly regarded expert in novel materials and
nanosensors crosses disciplines to bring together 17 pioneering
experts who address the fundamental principles of nanosensors and
their diverse applications. Serving to stimulate a convergence of
information across otherwise isolated disciplines, this volume
covers - Carbon-nanotube (CNT)-based sensors and their uses with a
range of analytes, including gaseous molecules, organic charge
transfer complexes, proteins, DNA, and antibodies CNT-based fluidic
sensors for studying the shear stress of blood vessels and cells,
useful in diagnosing many diseases Nanomechanical cantilever
sensors, which offer low cost, fast response, and high specificity
without the need for pre-analysis labeling Layer-by-layer (LbL)
self-assembly and the Langmuir- Blodgett (LB) technique, highly
efficient approaches when working with expensive biological
compounds Fluorescence resonance energy for intracellular glucose
monitoring Noble metal nanoparticles with their unique optical
properties as colorimetric probes for biological analysis Optical
capillary sensors as an affordable tool for classifying liquid
samples Nanosensors in bioinformatics and their role in a much
needed systems approach to healthcare With so much activity
occurring in so many fields, further progress in the area of
nanosensors is certain. Through the convergence of findings across
many fields, as exemplified by this book, that progress can be
accelerated.
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Advanced Wind Turbines
Teik-Cheng Lim, Palanisamy Mohan Kumar, Sivalingam Krishnamoorthi
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Discovery Miles 47 350
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How can non-windy places make use of wind power for electricity
generation? Advanced Wind Turbines provides detailed information
that is of great practical importance to wind turbine practitioners
from small and congested city-states, where the lack of vast land
and high wind speed render the conventional wind turbine less
effective. It introduces the non-conventional Darrieus and Savonius
wind turbines, as well as their hybrid version, covering basic
concepts, computational modelling and recent advances in
experimental optimization.What about those who prefer wind turbines
in faraway oceans to take advantage of high wind speed, or who come
from countries with a lack of shallow seabed? Floating offshore
wind turbines are also discussed, and the dynamics of floating
vis-Ã -vis grounded wind turbines are thoroughly expounded
upon to aid practitioners in achieving more accurate performance
modelling. This is a work of paramount usefulness for areas which
have long wanted to jump on the renewable energy bandwagon, but
have thus far been hampered by their natural geographical
limitations.
A partially-auxetic metamaterial is introduced, inspired by the
Maltese cross. Each unit of this metamaterial consists of a pair of
counter-rotating equal-armed crosses, which is interconnected to
neighboring units via hinge rods and connecting rods. Based on
linkage theory, the on-axes Poisson's ratio was established
considering a two-fold symmetrical mechanism, while the
(anti)tetrachiral mechanisms were identified for on-axes uniaxial
compression. A shearing mechanism is suggested for pure shearing
and diagonal loading of the metamaterial with square array. Results
suggest that the approximated infinitesimal models are valid for
the Poisson's ratio of the two-fold symmetrical and the
(anti)tetrachiral mechanisms under on-axis tension and compression,
respectively; however, the finite model is recommended for
quantifying the Poisson's ratio under pure shear and off-axis
loading. This metamaterial manifests microstructural trinity, in
which three different loading modes result in three different
groups of deformation mechanisms. Finally, suggestions are put
forth for some unsolved predictive problems.
The research and development of nanofibers has gained much
prominence in recent years due to the heightened awareness of its
potential applications in the medical, engineering and defense
fields. Among the most successful methods for producing nanofibers
is the electrospinning process. In this timely book, the areas of
electrospinning and nanofibers are covered for the first time in a
single volume.The book can be broadly divided into two parts: the
first comprises descriptions of the electrospinning process and
modeling to obtain nanofibers while the second describes the
characteristics and applications of nanofibers. The material is
aimed at both newcomers and experienced researchers in the area.
The research and development of nanofibers has gained much
prominence in recent years due to the heightened awareness of its
potential applications in the medical, engineering and defense
fields. Among the most successful methods for producing nanofibers
is the electrospinning process. In this timely book, the areas of
electrospinning and nanofibers are covered for the first time in a
single volume.The book can be broadly divided into two parts: the
first comprises descriptions of the electrospinning process and
modeling to obtain nanofibers while the second describes the
characteristics and applications of nanofibers. The material is
aimed at both newcomers and experienced researchers in the area.
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