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2019-2020 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Apr 16, 2024
 
2019-2020 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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BIOENG 2633 - BIOMECHANICS 4: BIOMECHANICS OF ORGANS, TISSUES, AND CELLS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is the second part of a two semester advanced graduate course that uses the application of bio solid mechanics to describe the mechanical behavior living structures. The course will be separated into the following: 1) fundamental concepts: a. Kinematics, stress, strain b. Balance principles, objectivity c. Hyperelastic materials 2) biological applications a. Mechanical properties of specific tissues, (e.g. Tendon, muscle, heart, vascular) b. Growth and remodeling using mixture theories c. Approaches used to model cells (e.g. Blood cells, myofibroblasts)
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PROG: Swanson School of Engineering


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