**Meet the editor**

Dr. Václav Klika, received his MS (2006) and PhD (2009) from the Czech Technical University in Prague, FNSPE, Mathematical Engineering. Since 2004, he has gained valuable experience as a researcher at Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic. He is currently an assistant professor at Department of Mathematics, FNSPE, Czech Technical University in

Prague. His research interests include non-equilibrium thermodynamics, mathematical biology, biomechanics, and analytical solutions in fluid dynamics. Dr. Václav Klika has published more than 15 journal and conference papers, is a reviewer in Journal of Physical Chemistry and has active collaborations with groups in University of Zaragoza, Spain and University of Oxford, UK.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

**Part 1 General Notes on Biomechanics and Mechanobiology 1** 

**Related to Thermodynamics, Experiments and Quantitative Morphology – A Review 3**  Miroslav Holeček, Petra Kochová and Zbyněk Tonar

Chapter 2 **Mechanobiology of Fracture Healing: Basic Principles and Applications in Orthodontics and Orthopaedics 21** 

**Terrestrial Giants Affected by Body Mass 49** 

Elizabeth Crane, David Childers, Geoffrey Gerstner

Chapter 6 **Biomechanics and Modeling of Skeletal Soft Tissues 113** 

Chapter 7 **Biomechanical Models of Endodontic Restorations 133** 

Chapter 8 **Development and Validation of a Three-Dimensional** 

Shihab Asfour and Moataz Eltoukhy

Antonio Pérez-González, Carmen González-Lluch, Joaquín L. Sancho-Bru, Pablo J. Rodríguez-Cervantes and José L. Iserte-Vilar

**Biomechanical Model of the Lower Extremity 161** 

Antonio Boccaccio and Carmine Pappalettere

Valery B. Kokshenev and Per Christiansen

Chapter 4 **Functional Data Analysis for Biomechanics 77** 

K. Engel, R. Herpers and U. Hartmann

Rami K. Korhonen and Simo Saarakkala

Chapter 3 **Evolution of Locomotor Trends in Extinct** 

**Part 2 Biomechanical Modelling 75** 

and Edward Rothman

Chapter 5 **Biomechanical Computer Models 93** 

Chapter 1 **Mechanical Properties of Living Cells and Tissues** 

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### **Preface XI**

	- **Part 2 Biomechanical Modelling 75**

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Haibin Chen, Liying Zhang, Zhengguo Wang, King H. Yang and Albert I. King
