Perspectives in Biomedical Engineering: Proceedings of a Symposium organised in association with the Biological Engineering Society and held in the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, June 1972

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Opening Remarks and Welcome to Participants....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Heart Replacement and Circulatory Support....Pages 5-14
Cardiac Assist Devices, Total Artificial Heart and Unconventional Dialysis....Pages 15-20
Development and Testing of Prosthetic Heart Valves: Cardiovascular Simulation and Life Support Systems....Pages 21-28
Perspectives in Cardiovascular Analysis and Assistance....Pages 29-33
Maintenance Haemodialysis and Preventive Measures in Renal Disease....Pages 35-38
Recent Trends in Biocompatible Materials and Microcapsular Absorbents for Kidney Function Replacement....Pages 39-43
The Risk in Estimating Biocompatibility....Pages 45-48
Comments on Haemodialysis....Pages 49-53
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Biomechanics in the Clinic....Pages 63-66
Clinical and Biomechanical Aspects of Current Prosthetic Practice....Pages 67-72
Tradeoffs at the Man-Machine Interface in Cybernetic Prostheses/Orthoses....Pages 73-77
Modular Concepts in Prosthetics/Orthotics....Pages 79-80
Footprint Patterns During Walking....Pages 81-90
Design Aspects of Endo-Prostheses for the Lower Limb....Pages 91-94
Biomechanical Aspects of Orthopaedic Implants....Pages 95-101
The Lubrication of Human Joints....Pages 103-107
A Note on Weeping Lubrication....Pages 109-110
Intravital Measurement of Forces in the Human Spine: Their Clinical Implications for Low Back Pain and Scoliosis....Pages 111-119
Recent Measurements of the Intra-Abdominal Pressure....Pages 121-122
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Failure Characteristics of Bone and Bone Tissue....Pages 131-134
A Note on the Histology of Cement Lines....Pages 135-138
The Structure of the Bone Cartilage Junction....Pages 139-145
Bioengineering Orientated Studies on the Structure of Human Hip Joint Cartilage....Pages 147-152
Variations in the Physico-Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Human Articular Cartilage....Pages 153-160
Motion in the Hip: The Relationship of Split Line Patterns to Surface Velocities....Pages 161-164
Stress-Strain-Time Relations for Soft Connective Tissues....Pages 165-172
Preliminary Studies on Mechanochemical-structure Relationships in Connective Tissues Using Enzymolysis Techniques....Pages 173-176
Preliminary Results on Immobilisation-Induced Stiffness of Monkey Knee Joints and Posterior Capsule....Pages 177-179
Biomechanics of the Oral Tissues....Pages 181-185
Multi-Component Materials....Pages 187-192
Dynamic Characteristics of the Human Body....Pages 193-202
Estimation of the Inertial Property Distribution of the Human Torso from Segmented Cadaveric Data....Pages 203-213
Dynamic Characteristics of the Tissues of the Head....Pages 215-222
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Comments on Clinical Measurements....Pages 233-234
Sonar....Pages 235-240
Kinetography and Its Application in Heart Studies....Pages 241-250
Displacement Cardiographic Studies of Ischaemic Heart Disease....Pages 251-253
Ballistocardiography: Promise and Practice....Pages 255-259
Multivariate Analysis in Medicine and Biology....Pages 261-265
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Computer Processing of Electrocardiograms....Pages 267-271
Scan: A Data-Handling System for Use in Medical Research....Pages 273-278
Interactive Computing....Pages 279-280
Studies on Human Ocular Tremor....Pages 281-292
Intra-Partum Monitoring: An Obstetrician’s View and a Physicist’s Response....Pages 293-300
Summary Report of the Symposium Address....Pages 305-311
Back Matter....Pages 313-314