BMG 5300 Biological and Engineering Materials
3 units
Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Properties of structural biological materials (bone, tendon, ligament, skin, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels) from an engineering materials viewpoint. Selection of engineering materials as biomaterials. Introduction to biocompatibility. Histology of soft tissues. Viscoelasticity, mechanical properties and models of muscles, ligaments and tendons. This course is equivalent to BIOM 5300 at Carleton University.
Components:
Lecture
Requirements:
Permission of the Department is required.
Previously Offered Terms:
Winter