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Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems 2nd Edition

by George Truskey (Author), Fan Yuan (Author), David Katz (Author)
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For one-semester, advanced undergraduate/graduate courses in Biotransport Engineering.

Presenting engineering fundamentals and biological applications in a unified way, this text provides students with the skills necessary to develop and critically analyze models of biological transport and reaction processes. It covers topics in fluid mechanics, mass transport, and biochemical interactions, with engineering concepts motivated by specific biological problems.

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    0131569880
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0131569881
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Pearson
  5. Publication date
    December 23, 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.4 x 1.9 x 9.6 inches
  8. Print length
    888 pages
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From the Back Cover

The efficient transport of molecules is essential for the normal function of cells and organs and the design of devices for medical applications and biotechnology. Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems provides an introduction to the integrated study of transport processes and their biological applications.

The book consists of four sections, which cover physiological fluid mechanics, mass transport, biochemical interactions and reactions and the effect of mass transfer, and transport in organs and whole organisms. In order to provide students with a firm understanding of biological transport processes, engineering concepts are provided within the context of specific biological problems. Examples and problems elaborate on the concepts in the text or develop new concepts. The introductory chapter presents a brief overview of transport processes at the cell and tissue level and relevant concepts in cell biology and physiology are presented throughout the text. An appendix provides an overview of relevant mathematical concepts used in the text. The problems at the end of each chapter require either analytical solution or numerical solution using MATLAB®.

This book can be used for both introductory and advanced courses. Advanced topics covered include transport in the kidney, oxygen transport, receptor-mediated processes, cell adhesion, transport of drugs in tumors, and whole body pharmacokinetic models. References are provided for further study.

About the Author

The authors are faculty members in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. The authors are leaders in their respective fields of research and their research has involved various aspects of momentum and mass transport related to biological phenomena and technologies.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 2nd edition (December 23, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 888 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0131569880
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0131569881
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 1.9 x 9.6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 50 ratings

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Victor
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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GreekPride
4.0 out of 5 stars some of the questions are pretty unreasonable and it doesn't always walk you through certain ...
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some of the questions are pretty unreasonable and it doesn't always walk you through certain problems (even for examples); however, i would suggest buying a cheap version, then selling it back during prime buying season because the price is raised significantly since this book is in high demand (ex: i bought it for 110$ used, sold it back for credit for 127$ during the right time)
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Paula M
3.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting book
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I expected a color version, but it was black and white.
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Hope Scholma
1.0 out of 5 stars It sucks. Sorry.
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2019
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This book is terrible. There is an errata available but still doesn’t correct all of the errors. I read maybe 5 pages for both of the classes I used this for and it didn’t really help. Sometimes the examples are nice but I’d rather burn this book if I didn’t have to return it.
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trashkanman
4.0 out of 5 stars Required for class?
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2013
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Not bad - good examples and stuff.

No solutions manual and no answers to check against makes it hard to practice with though. So fine if you need it but don't buy it looking for any more examples than the text itself has to offer.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible for a required engineering textbook
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013
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Had to get this book for a bioengineering transport class. This book is horrible. While it has interesting background physiology info, it's terrible in the engineering classroom. There are few worked examples in the book, and whatever worked examples there are skip a lot of steps. There are a lot of equation derivations, as can be expected from any engineering book, but the explanations are hit-or-misses, and sometimes difficult to grasp the concept of. There are no answers in the back of the book for you to determine if did the problems right or wrong. The answer key available separately contains a ton of errors, or again, skips a lot of steps. Though I thought it would be impossible, the explanations in the answer key are even worse than the ones available in the book.
All in all, I thought this was a terrible book.
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Faja4x
3.0 out of 5 stars A racket...
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2012
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Okay...90% of this book is information that has been around for years and I am just not a fan of the exorbitant price that the publishers extract out of students further burdening them with debt. Further I am thinking this took forever to arrive, but I am not rating based on pathetic service from the vendor.
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