@phdthesis{12826,
  author = {Harish Narayanan},
  title = {A Continuum Theory of Multiphase Mixtures for Modelling Biological Growth},
  abstract = {This dissertation presents a continuum treatment of growth in biological tissue developed within the context of modern mixture theory. The crux of this work is a careful examination of the assumptions underlying continuum thermodynamics under the condition that multiple interacting species occupy a region of Euclidean space simultaneously. The formal axiomatic treatment presented derives from these assumptions, and provides insight into the sequence of interactions among tissue mechanics, mass transport and biochemical reactions. A computational formulation built upon the theory is used to solve a broad class of numerical examples demonstrating several biophysical aspects of tissue growth.},
  year = {2007},
  journal = {NA},
  month = {October},
  publisher = {University of Michigan},
  isbn = {http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/57683},
}