MATL 5750/6750: Microstructure and Mechanics of Skeletal Tissues

 

Description: Introduction to the molecular and cellular microstructural influence over the viscoelastic deformation of the skeletal tissues of bone, muscle, ligament, tendon and cartilage; mechanics of failure and biomechanical injury mechanisms; consideration of the physiological processes of adaptive remodeling and healing of tissues; recent developments in orthopedic implant materials.

 

Credit Hours:  3 semester hours -- three 50 minute lectures per week.

 

Prerequisite:  MATL2100 - Introduction to Materials Science and either ENGR 2070 - Mechanics of Materials or  MECH 3130 - Mechanics of Materials.

 

Text:     Skeletal Tissue Mechanics by R.B. Martin, D.B. Burr and N.A. Sharkey, Springer New York, 1998.

 

Schedule: Offered during TBD semester.