• DocumentCode
    1355498
  • Title

    The matter of the heart - [engineering wellness]

  • Author

    Hunter, Philip

  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the different aspects of a heart model including electrical activity, blood flow, and behaviour at cellular level are presented. Heart modelling has become a driver for systems biology aiming to make medicine more analytical. Its therapeutic potential for planning surgical treatments and drug developments are discussed.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; cellular biophysics; drug delivery systems; electrocardiography; haemodynamics; physiological models; surgery; blood flow; cellular level; drugs; electrical activity; heart modelling; surgical treatments; systems biology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    5353301