Gas bubble dynamics in the human body [electronic resource] / Saul Goldman, J. Manuel Solano-Altamirano, Kenneth M. Ledez.
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Mysore University Main Library | Not for loan | EBKELV1148 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Front Cover""; ""Gas Bubble Dynamics in the Human Body""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of figures""; ""About the authors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: Bubbles in the body: The not so good, the bad, and the ugly""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Causes and origins of bubbles in the body""; ""1.3 Circulation fundamentals""; ""1.4 Cell membranes and microparticles""; ""1.5 Transport and exchange of gases""; ""1.6 Bubble physics, anatomy, and biology""; ""1.6.1 Bubble shape and anatomy""; ""1.7 Forces promoting and inhibiting bubble movement""
""1.8 How do bubbles cause symptoms, signs, and damage?""""1.9 Protections against bubbles""; ""1.10 The formation and growth of bubbles""; ""1.10.1 Effect on gas dissolution rates""; ""1.10.2 Effect of a coating or �a#x80;#x9C;skin�a#x80;#x9D; on the stability of small gas bubbles""; ""1.10.3 Experimental detection of MBs""; ""1.11 Patent foramen ovale and mechanisms for bypassing the pulmonary bubble filter""; ""1.11.1 Overview""; ""1.12 Tissue gas content and �a#x80;#x9C;fast�a#x80;#x9D; or �a#x80;#x9C;slow�a#x80;#x9D; tissues""; ""1.13 MBs, MPs, BBs, SBs, NBs, and NPs in gas-bubble disease""; ""1.14 Genomic responses to gas bubbles""
""1.15 Composition of gas within bubbles""""1.16 A gas-fluid and gas-tissue interface is not harmful to all tissues""; ""1.17 Prevention of bubbles in the body""; ""Appendix A Appendix on pressures and tensions""; ""Gas tension""; ""Water vapor pressure and tension""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Driving force of gas-bubble growth and dissolution""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Background""; ""2.3 The driving force of gas-bubble growth""; ""2.4 A general measure of dissolved solute volatility from solution""; ""2.6 Surface tension""; ""2.7 Mechanical, chemical, and thermodynamic equilibrium""
""2.8 Supersaturation and undersaturation functions for gas mixtures""""2.9 Empirical confirmation""; ""Problems""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Rates of gas-bubble growth and dissolution in simple liquids""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 The Diffusion equation""; ""3.3 Solutions of the Diffusion and Laplace equations""; ""3.4 Reduction to a finite system""; ""3.5 Expressions for (�a#x88;#x82;c/�a#x88;#x82;r)R,t for two three-region models""; ""3.6 Empirical confirmation""; ""Problems""; ""Further Reading""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Estimating the radii and lifetimes of small gas bubbles""
""4.1 Introduction""""4.2 Diffusion models for solute transport around a gas bubble in a simple liquid""; ""4.3 Expressions for (�a#x88;#x82;c/�a#x88;#x82;r)R,t""; ""4.3.1 The Diffusion equation""; ""4.3.2 The Laplace equation""; ""4.4 Analytic working equations for the LHF2, LHF3, and LHV3 models for a fixed ambient pressure""; ""4.4.1 LHF2""; ""4.4.2 LHF3""; ""4.4.3 LHV3""; ""4.5 Variable ambient pressure""; ""4.6 Numerical working equations for the four models based on Dirichlet boundary conditions, Henry's law at the bubble surfac""; ""4.7 Application of Neumann versus Dirichlet boundary conditions""
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