Undergraduate Courses BIOENG 1633

BIOENG 1633 - Biomechanics IV: Tissues and Organs

Instructor: Abramowitch

Credits: 3

Term: Fall

Description: Modern biomechanics is an increasingly diverse field that encompasses the mechanics of the whole human body and all the way to the cellular and molecular levels. This comprehensive course covers the application of biosolid mechanics to describe the mechanical behavior of soft and hard biological tissues, both native and engineered. The difficulty of the course is at the senior level. The course will include a review of fundamental concepts and techniques of mechanics (e.g. stress, strain, constitutive relations), and of the structure and composition of tissues and cells. The course will then focus on the mechanical properties of specific tissues, (e.g. bone, tendon, heart, vascular).

Prerequisites: ENGR 0135, MATH 0290, BIOENG 1630, BIOENG 1631

Required Texts:

• Biomechanics of Organs, Tissues, and Cells by M.S. Sacks. This is a growing series of class notes that will be made available on a chapter-by-chapter basis on the COURSEINFO web site in PDF format.
• Introduction to Biomechanics by J.D. Humphrey. Published by Springer-Verlag, 2004

Course Objectives: The class is designed to provide students an extensive exposure to Biosolid biomechanics as applied to soft and hard tissues and organs, such as orthopaedic biomechanics and cardiovascular biomechanics. This course builds upon the fundamentals taught in BioE 1630 and 1631.

Topics Covered: The circulatory system, cardiac anatomy, basic cardiac physiology, bioelasticity, bioviscoelasticity, experimental methods

Class/Laboratory Schedule: T-Th 10 11:15 am, Room B63. Four laboratories are scheduled during lecture times to reinforce lecture materials.