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MEC E 485 - Biomechanical Modelling of Human Tissues and Systems


Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 8
Faculty Engineering
Department Mechanical Engineering
Typically Offered either term

Description
Biomechanics; mechanical characterization of biological tissues using elastic and viscoelastic models. Rheology of blood and flow properties. Static and dynamic analyses of selected physiological systems. Application of biomaterials in external and internal prostheses. Prerequisites: BME 320 and 321; MEC E 300, 362, 380; and MEC E 330 or 331. Credit cannot be obtained in both MEC E 585 and 485.