BE 2504 Foundations of Biomechanics
(currently taught A-term)
This course is an introduction to the analysis of the musculoskeletal systems using principles of engineering mechanics. Basic principles of mechanics, stress, strain, and deformation in beams are presented and used to characterize the material properties of tissues such as skin, tendon, ligament, bone, and cartilage. Principles of biomechanics are also applied to the design of medical devices and bioengineered tissues. Topics include forces, moments of forces, free body diagrams, principal stresses, transverse shear stresses, and beam loading.
BE 3300 Biomedical Engineering Design
(currently taught A-term)
Students are guided through the open-ended, real-world, design process starting with the project definition, specification development, management, team interactions and communication, failure and safety criteria, progress reporting, marketing concepts, documentation and technical presentation of the final project outcome. The course will include a significant writing component and will make extensive use of computers for simulations and spread sheets.
(This course is generally team taught. I teach it
periodically)
BE 3504 Experimental Biomechanics (currently offered
B-term)
This laboratory-driven biomechanics course provides hands-on
experience in characterizing the mechanical properties of hard
and soft biological tissues. Students gain an in-depth
understanding of the course material from personal observations
and measurements on actual soft and hard tissues using
industry-standard testing equipment. Challenge-based laboratory
projects will be assigned which will require the students to
independently determine and execute effective test methods at
their own pace. Tissues tested may include blood vessels,
cartilage, bone, tendons, skin, and muscle.
(This course was offered as an "experimental" course
and is now on the books as BME3504 starting B08).
BE 35XX Introduction to Tissue Engineering (not
currently offered)
This course is an introduction to the basic mechanical and materials engineering principles underlying the rational design of engineered tissue substitutes. This course focuses on biomaterial selection and processing, mechanical characterization, and fluid and mass transport as they apply to tissue engineering. Examples including blood vessels, cartilage, bone, tendons, skin, liver, and blood will be presented.
(This course was offered as an "experimental" course).