Title :
Modeling of microscale biothermal processes: From freezing to fever
Author :
Karlsson, J.O.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
A didactic overview of modeling of biothermal processes on microscopic scales will be presented. Examples will be drawn from the author´s research in the areas of cryopreservation, hyperthermia, and fever. Considering length scales ranging from molecular to cellular (10 -9 to 10-4m), governing biothermal processes must be modeled using nonequilibrium thermodynamics
Keywords :
biomembrane transport; biothermics; cellular biophysics; hyperthermia; lipid bilayers; low-temperature techniques; molecular biophysics; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; physiological models; 10E-9 to 10E-4 m; cellular; cryopreservation; didactic overview; fever; freezing; hyperthermia; length scales; microscale biothermal processes; microscopic scales; molecular; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Heat transfer; Hyperthermia; Ice; Immune system; Temperature; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804429
