Vascular Engineering

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Fundamentals of Vascular Bio-fluid and Solid Mechanics
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Physiology and Biology of Vascular System
Chapter 4 Hemodynamics in Physio- and Pathological Vessels
Chapter 5 Cyclic Stretch-Induced Reorganization of Stress Fibers in Endothelial CellsChapter 6 Mechanical Characterization of Vascular Endothelial Cells Exposed to Fluid Shear StressChapter 7 Tensile Properties of Smooth Muscle Cells, Elastin, and Collagen Fibers
Chapter 8 Mechanobiology of Endothelial Cells Related to the Formation of Arterial Disease
Chapter9 Mechanotransduction of Shear Stress by the Endothelium
Chapter 10 Mechanobiology of Endothelial Cells Related to the Pathogenesis of Arterial DiseaseChapter 11 Vascular Engineering of Blood Coagulation
Chapter 12 Vascular Engineering to Make Blood-Compatible Surface
Chapter 13 Vascular Engineering of Circulatory Assist Devices
Chapter 14 Innovations in Measuring Cellular MechanicsChapter 15 Innovation of Vascular Engineering by Mechano-medicineChapter 16 Integrated Vascular Engineering: Vascularization of Reconstructed TissueChapter 17 Novel Technology to Assay the Multicellular Network: On-Chip Cellomics Technology

Kazuo Tanishita, PhD, Professor, Institute for nanoscience and nanotechology, Waseda University President of the Society of Rheology, Japan Editor, Journal of Biorheology. Congress committee member of IUTAM Fellow International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow, Japan Federation of Engineering Societies Honorary member, JSME -Kazuo Tanishita studied mechanical engineering at Keio University and received his PhD in 1975 studying gas transport in the artificial lung. From 1976 to 1981 he was research associate at Tokyo Women's Medical College, from 1981 to 1984 he was assistant professor at Keio University, from 1984 to 1992 he was associate professor at Keio University and from 1992 to 2012 he was professor at Keio University. He retired Keio University and became a professor emeritus of Keio University. From 2012 he was professor of Waseda University of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Kimiko Yamamoto, Associate professor, Department of biomedical engineering, University of Tokyo