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This front matter contains the guest editors’ preface, series editors’ preface, contents, and abstract. The goal of this monograph is to provide an overview of basic principles that are important for design and evaluation of mechanical bearings used in blood pumps, with a primary focus on mechanical bearings used in the second and third generation ventricular assist devices (VADs). eBook keywords: cardiac assist devices, ventricular assist devices, biomedical systems, hydrodynamic lubrication, nanotechnology systems, biotechnology systems, biomedical applications, nanotechnology applications,biotechnological applications, rotating impeller.