Biomedical applications of vibration and acoustics in therapy, bioeffects and modeling / edited by Ahmed Al-Jumaily, Azra Alizad

Includes bibliographical references and index

Oscillation of airway smooth muscle as a potential non-medicinal treatment for asthma -- Oscillatory ventilation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory diseases -- Ultrasound-induced treatment of neurodegenerative diseases across the blood-brain barrier -- Effects of mechanical vibration on cultured osteoblasts in relation to fracture healing -- Effects of ultrasound stimulation on chondrocytes in three-dimensional culture in relation to the production of regenerative cartilage tissue -- Risk factors and interventions associated with hand-arm vibration syndrome -- Vibration and the sensory system -- Occlusion identification and relief within branched structures -- Advances in computational modeling of sound propagation in the lungs and torso with diagnostic applications -- An investigation into the dynamic response of vocal folds -- Acoustic noise in MRI scanners -- Vibration in MRI scanners -- Nanomechanical cantilever biosensors : conceptual design, recent developments and practical implementation