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Undergraduate Record 2021-2022 
    
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Undergraduate Record 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

BME 2220 - Biomechanics

Effective Start Date: 08/01/2021
Introduces principles of continuum mechanics of biological tissues and systems. Topics 1) Review selected results used in the biomechanics field, 2) properties of living tissue; 3) mechanical basis and effects of pathology & trauma: 4) intro to mechanotransduction, circulatory transport, growth and remodeling and tissue-engineered materials; 5) low Reynolds number flows in vivo and in microsystems. Prerequisites: APMA 2120, PHYS 1425. Co-requisite: APMA 2130, or instructor permission.

Credits: 3