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In biomechanics, a coupled problem is given if more than one component is involved in a system and the components are linked to each other, such that they dynamically interact among themselves. Biological systems are composed of biologically relevant components and typically span over several spatial and temporal scales. The discipline continuum biomechanics emerged from the classical field of continuum mechanics and is widely used to describe coupled problems in humans, particularly on the organ and/or the tissue scale, although lower and higher scales can be included. As biological materials are always porous materials, they are typically composed of multiple (interacting or interdependent) components(in the sense of matter or substance) that constitute the integrated whole (overall) aggregate. Thereby, each component can...
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Ehlers, W., Wagner, A. (2018). Coupled Problems in Biological Systems. In: Altenbach, H., Öchsner, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_32-1
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