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The Science, Etiology and Mechanobiology of Diabetes and its Complications

  • 1st Edition - April 21, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Amit Gefen
  • Language: English

The Science, Etiology and Mechanobiology of Diabetes and Its Complications presents the most comprehensive synthesis of contemporary global research on diabetes, covering a novel a… Read more

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The Science, Etiology and Mechanobiology of Diabetes and Its Complications presents the most comprehensive synthesis of contemporary global research on diabetes, covering a novel and unique mechanobiological perspective – addressing prevention, management and treatment of tissue, organ and body system damage associated with diabetes and its complications. The book provides a unique approach to communicating diabetes-associated symptoms and opens avenues for development of novel therapeutic and preventive methods. It offers descriptive pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications with great emphasis on mechanobiology. Content coverage also includes management of tissue, organ and body system damage caused by chronic hyperglycemia.

Biologists, life scientists, physicians, pharmacists, biomedical engineers, medical physicists, biomathematicians and computer scientists who are interested in the state-of-science and current challenges in the mechanobiology of diabetes should find this book very useful. Likewise, medical researchers in fields such as endocrinology, cardiovascular medicine, oncology, obesity, the immune system, inflammation and wound care and others who wish to be updated about the latest achievements in this exciting arena of research will find that information here.

Key features

  • Covers the state-of-knowledge in diabetes research from a mechanobiological perspective, including cell death and (neural, connective, adipose, vascular, renal etc.) tissue damage cascades and healing processes
  • Describes state-of-the-art technology in prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of tissue, organ and body system damage caused by chronic hyperglycemia and diabetes
  • Explores emerging research directions and future technology trends in the field of diabetes prevention and care, including common complications of diabetes (foot ulcers and amputation, peripheral neuropathy, retinal damage, renal damage, vascular and cardiac damage, connective tissue damage etc.) at the early stage of research and development in academia and industry

Readership

Scientists and engineers (such as biomedical engineers, materials engineers), biologists (including cell biologists and microbiologists, biophysicists and biochemists), research and development personnel in the diabetes care and medical device industry

Table of contents

1. Heel ulcers in patients with diabetes
Michael Clark

2. Diabetic foot ulcers and their wound Management
Norihiko Ohura, Katsuya Hisamichi

3. Computational modeling of the plantar tissue stresses induced by the clinical practice of off-loading of the diabetic foot
Hadar Shaulian, Amit Gefen, Alon Wolf

4. Modeling effects of sustained bodyweight forces on adipose tissue microstructures and adipocytes in diabesity
Maayan Lustig, Golan Amrani, Adi Lustig, Liran Azaria, Raz Margi, Yoni Koren, Avraham Kolel, Nurit Bar-Shai, Avior Exsol, Maya Atias, Amit Gefen

5. Mechanisms underlying vascular stiffening in obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes
Michael A. Hill, Yan Yang, Zhe Sun, Liping Zhang, James R. Sowers

6. Pathomechanics of diabetic foot ulceration: revisiting plantar shear and temperature
Metin Yavuz

7. Novel technologies for detection and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers
Neil D. Reeves, Bill Cassidy, Caroline A. Abbott, Moi Hoon Yap

8. The role of tissue biomechanics in improving the clinical management of diabetic foot ulcers
Panagiotis Chatzistergos, Roozbeh Naemi, Nachiappan Chockalingam

9. The mechanobiology of adipocytes in the context of diabetes: much more than a fat depot
Shirley L. Yitzhak-David, Daphne Weihs

10. Optical Coherence Tomography to determine and visualize pathological skin structure changes caused by diabetes
Raman Maiti, Roger Lewis, Daniel Parker, Matt J. Carré

11. Effects of hyperglycemia and mechanical stimulations on differentiation fate of mesenchymal stem cells
Tasneem Bouzid, Jung Yul Lim

12. Clinical complications of tendon tissue mechanics due to collagen crosslinking in diabetes
Jennifer A. Zellers, Jeremy D. Eekhoff, Simon Y. Tang, Mary K. Hastings, Spencer P. Lake

13. A phenomenological dashpot model for morphoelasticity for the contraction of scars
F.j. Vermolen

14. Mechanobiology of diabetes and its complications: from mechanisms to effective mechanotherapies
Chenyu Huang, Rei Ogawa

15. Application of tissue mechanics to clinical management of risk in the diabetic foot
Daniel Parker, Farina Hashmi

16. Bone carriers in diabetic foot osteomyelitis
Cristian Nicoletti

17. Vascular mechanobiology and metabolism
Sarah Basehore, Jonathan Garcia, Alisa Morss Clyne

18. Effect of type 2 diabetes on bone cell behavior
Rachana Vaidya, Anna Church, Lamya Karim

19. What makes a good device for the diabetic foot
Evan Call, Darren F. Groberg, Nick Santamaria

20. Allostasis: a conceptual framework to better understand and prevent diabetic foot ulcers
Laurel Tanner, Craig Oberg, Evan Call

21. Footwear for persons with diabetes at high risk for foot ulceration: offloading, effectiveness, and costs
Sicco A. Bus

22. Compounding effects of diabetes in vessel formation in microvessel fragmentebased engineered constructs
Omar Mourad, Blessing Nkennor, Sara S. Nunes

23. Dressing selection challenges in diabetic foot local treatment
Paulo Alves, Tania Manuel, Nuno Mendes, Emília Ribeiro, Anabela Moura

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 21, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Amit Gefen

Professor Amit Gefen received the B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Tel Aviv University in 1994, 1997, and 2001, respectively. During 2002-2003 he was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is currently a Full Professor with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Tel Aviv University and the Herbert J. Berman Chair in Vascular Bioengineering. Prof. Gefen has also been the Head of the Ela Kodesz Institute for Medical Engineering and Physical Sciences at Tel Aviv University. The research interests of Prof. Gefen are in studying normal and pathological effects of biomechanical factors on the structure and function of cells, tissues and organs, with emphasis on applications in chronic wound research. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Biomechanics (published by Elsevier), and has also edited several books and several Special Issues in journals such as the Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Journal of Biomechanics, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering and more. Recently, Prof. Gefen chaired the Etiology expert panel for development of the International Pressure Ulcer Prevention & Treatment Guidelines (2019) and also chaired the global panel of experts who developed the International Consensus Document for Device-related Pressure Ulcers, published by the Journal of Wound Care (2020).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Berman Chair in Vascular Bioengineering, Tel Aviv University, The Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.

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