New Methods in Biorheology - An Introduction

Abstract

The rather explosive advancement of the life sciences during the past few decades has been most surprising. This rapid advancement includes the science of biorheology and its different fields. The author pointed out that biorheology is the missing link in most life sciences. Biorheologists who are working in one of the fields of biorheology will need to acquaint themselves with other life sciences so that new techniques, instrumentations, methods and the needed skill can be developed successfully for rheological measurements to advance these sciences and biorheology. At the core of these developments are more adequate approaches for quantitative measurements of the deformation and flow properties pertaining to biological phenomena and processes. Many of these new approaches are demonstrated in the presentations at this International Satellite Symposium of the 5. International Congress of Biorheology. These new technological developments promise to expand greatly the scope of biorheology, both fundamentally and in the applied fields of clinical biorheology including hemorheology. These new methods also concern the diagnosis and therapy of various diseases and pathological conditions as well as their prevention. All in all, this Symposium promises to be a milestone in the science of biorheology and to serve in securing and maintaining the health of the human species.