3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Distance Learning Upper Division
This course develops and applies scaling approaches and simplified models to biomechanical phenomena at molecular, cellular, and tissue level. Topics include: Molecular forces; Viscous drag; Brownian motion; Diffusion; Polymer mechanics; Polymer dynamics; Molecular motors; Cytoskeleton; Viscoelasticity; Membrane; Cell migration; Cell adhesion; Mechanobiology; Mechanotransduction; Elastic, viscoelastic. and poroelastic behavior or tissues & Cell-matrix interaction.
Learning Outcomes1Solve analytically basic biomechanics problems or estimate their approximate solutions.
2Utilize gained knowledge to interpret experimental results related to biomechanics and characterize them in the form of equations.
3Develop computational models for biological systems or design experiments.
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made by Purdue students.