Teaching

BIOE 8200, Structural Biomechanics

3-credit graduate course in Bioengineering. Topics include: introduction to C, viscoelastic behavior of biological tissues, application of principles of continuum mechanics to biological tissues, and methods for determination of mechanical properties of the tissue.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand basic principles of continuum mechanics
  2. Understand viscoelastic behaviors of biological tissues
  3. Apply mechanical principles to biological tissues
  4. Analyze stress, strain, and fluid flow in biological tissues
  5. Have knowledge of contemporary issues in Biomechanics

References:

  1. Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues, 2nd Edition, YC Fun, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc, 1993
  2. Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, 4th Edition, WM Lai, D Rubin, and E Krempl, Elsevier, 2009
  3. Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Mechano-Biology, 3rd Edition,  VC Mow and R Huiskes, Lippincott-Raven, 2005
  4. Introductory Biomechanics from Cells to Organisms, CR Ethier and CA Simmons Cambridge, New York, 2007
  5. Other References: Several articles and handouts will be provided. Students are expected to know how to perform literature searches using medline (http://www.pubmed.gov) and to access journals from the library as necessary.

 

BIOE 8470, Transport Processes in Bioengineering

4-credit graduate core course in Bioengineering. Topics include: introduction to fundamental engineering principles in transport phenomena, application of transport principles to analyze mass transport in physiological systems in the human body, and methods for determination of transport properties in biological tissues.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand the physics in basic transport phenomena in biomedical engineering;
  2. Understand basic engineering  principles involved in biotransport phenomena;
  3. Apply knowledge of mathematics and engineering principles to analyzing transport phenomena in biomedical engineering;
  4. Think independently, critically, and creatively;

 

References:

  1. Basic Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering (second edition), R.L. Fournier, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.
  2. Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, GA Truskey, F Yuan, DF Katz: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.
  3. Human Physiology (7th edition), SI Fox: McGraw Hill, 2002

 

BIOE 8500-400, Finite Element Methods in Biomedical Engineering

3-credit graduate course in Bioengineering. Topics include: introduction to numerical modeling, mathematical formulations, numerical approximation (i.e., finite element analysis), error and convergence, COMSOL multiphysics software, and case studies.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand basic concepts of finite element methods
  2. Generate equivalent mathematical models for real physical processes
  3. Use COMSOL software to solve practical problems in biomedical engineering

References:

  1. Datta, A.K. and V. Rakesh. 2010. An Introduction to Modeling of Transport Processes: Applications to Biomedical Systems. Cambridge University Press.Roger W. Pryor. 2011. Multiphysics Modeling Using COMSOL®: A First Principles Approach.Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  2. William B.J. Zimmerman. 2006. Multiphysics Modeling With Finite Element Methods. World Scientific.
  3. Several articles and handouts will be provided. Students are expected to know how to perform literature searches using e-database and to access journals from the library as necessary.