Applications to clinical and bioengineering problems will be emphasized. Laboratory with experiments in biophysical chemistry and biosystems. BE 309 Advanced topics in physical chemistry including solution and colloid chemistry, electrochemistry, surface chemistry, transport properties and kinetics applied to biological systems. BE 350 or equivalent or permission of instructor. The structure and operation of the mammalian cardiovascular system are discussed from a quantitative point of view, for both the normal and the abnormal case.
Material includes relevant instrumentation and exposure to clinical situations.
455 Continuum Biomechanics 1 c.u. Continuum mechanics with applications to biological systems. Fundamental engineering conservation laws are introduced and illustrated using biological and non-biological examples. Kinematics of deformation, stress, and conservation of mass, momentum and energy. Constitutive equations for fluids, solids, and intermediate types of media are described and applied to selected biological examples.