Contents:

1. Introduction 27

Part I Introduction to Physiological Fluid Mechains 79
2. Conservation Relations and Momentum Balances 81
3. Conservation Relations for Fluid Transport, Dimensional Analysis, and Scaling 146
4. Approximate Methods for the analysis of Complex Physiological Flow 196
5. Fluid Flow in the Circulation and Tissues 241

Part II Fundamentals and Applications of Mass Transport in Biological Systems 285
6. Mass Transport in Biological Systems 287
7. Diffusion with Convection or Electrical Potentials 372
8. Transport in Porous Media
9. Transvascular Transport 465

Part III The Effect of Mass Transport Upon Biochemical Interactions 487
10. Mass Transport and Biochemical Interactions 489
11. Cell-Surface Ligand-Receptor Kinetics and Molecular Transport Within Cells 548
12. Cell Adhesion 608

Part IV Transport in Organs 649
13. Transport of Gases Between Blood and Tissues 651
14. Transport in the Kidneys 683
15. Drug Transport in Solid Tumors 733
16. Transport in Organs and Organisms 762

Part V Energy and Bioheat Transfer 789
17. Energy Transport in Biological Systems 791

Appendix: Mathematical Background 840

Index 863