Surgical repair of the human body is where design and nature intersect most significantly because here manmade technology serves to enhance and even prolong human life. Engineers and clinicians have long been collaborators working to improve the human physical condition and in this volume we have contributors from both fields revealing current state of the art in restoring normal function to human physiology. Making good the effects of wear and tear through adjustment or replacing worn parts is a familiar part of the ownership experience for consumers of everyday objects. If a fault is persistent then a redesign may alleviate the problem. However, repair and redesign of human physiology is quite a different prospect because, as we shall see in this volume, no two humans are the same and 'spare parts' may be unacceptable or even be in very short supply. This book provides a broad overview of a number of areas where engineering and medicine have come together, both to promote the understanding of human physiology, and also to design solutions to repair or replace systems which are failing.

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Mark ATHERTON (PhD, City University, London; MSc, Imperial College, London; BSc(Hons), Aston University, Birmingham) is a reader in mechanical engineering design at Brunel University. His research interests include the robustness of mechanical/mechatronic devices, natural and complex systems. In the medical field his research focuses on modelling blood flow through vascular stents subject to geometric risk factors; and reducing the unpleasant noise of dental drills using digital filtering and anti-noise techniques. Michael COLLINS,after graduating from Oxford University in Engineering Science, worked in the UK nuclear industry for three years in the field of fuel element heat transfer. He spentover thirty yearsat City University:his research involved computational thermofluids, for which he was awarded both PhD and DSc degrees. His interests broadened into novel optical measurement methods and the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to medical flow problems.International recognition includes the award of the PolishOrder of Merit and he is an Honorary Fellow of the Italian Union of Thermofluiddynamics.He is currently a Visiting Professor in the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel University, working in advanced industrial applications of CFD, micro & nanofluid dynamics,and medical flow modelling withDr Atherton. He is a Fellow of six engineering, mathematical and other professional group and the Founding Editor of this book Series.

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