1. Introduction to human biomechanics. Basics of anatomy and physiology. Directions in the human body, function of mechanically relevant organs and tissues.
2. Passive and active mechanical response of tissues. Imaging methods - CT, MRI, US, X-ray. Physical principles, advantages, and disadvantages.
3. Biomechanics of the cell. Cell structure, response to mechanical loading. Measuring the mechanical properties of the cell. Tensegrity structures, modeling principles in FEM.
4. Biomechanics of the heart - structure of the cardiac muscle, principle of heart contraction, heart valves - structure, mechanical properties.
5. Heart and valve diseases, heart and valve replacements, modeling of cardiac muscle and valves.
6. Biomechanics of arteries - structure of arterial and venous walls. Mechanical properties of collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle cells. Passive and active response.
7. Remodeling of the wall, arterial aging, atherosclerosis, aneurysm, dissection. Constitutive models. Application of modeling in clinical practice.
8. Biomechanics of other soft tissues - mechanical properties and response of skin, intestinal wall, bladder, brain, tendons, and ligaments. Constitutive modeling.
9. Biomechanics of bones. Bone and cartilage structure, mechanical response, bone remodeling, osteoporosis.
10. Fractures of long bones. Mechanisms of occurrence and healing mechanisms.
11. Spine, structure. Mechanics, injuries, fixators, bone implants. Skull. Biomechanics of teeth - tooth structure, mechanical response, dental replacements, and implants. Application of modeling in clinical practice.
12. Experimental biomechanics - measuring mechanical properties of tissues – effect of freezing, effect of delay from sampling.
13. Biomechanics of joints - anatomy of large joints, osteoarthritis, joint replacements. Modeling in clinical practice. Biomechanics of muscles - muscle
composition, muscle contraction, mechanical response, active and passive.
2. Passive and active mechanical response of tissues. Imaging methods - CT, MRI, US, X-ray. Physical principles, advantages, and disadvantages.
3. Biomechanics of the cell. Cell structure, response to mechanical loading. Measuring the mechanical properties of the cell. Tensegrity structures, modeling principles in FEM.
4. Biomechanics of the heart - structure of the cardiac muscle, principle of heart contraction, heart valves - structure, mechanical properties.
5. Heart and valve diseases, heart and valve replacements, modeling of cardiac muscle and valves.
6. Biomechanics of arteries - structure of arterial and venous walls. Mechanical properties of collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle cells. Passive and active response.
7. Remodeling of the wall, arterial aging, atherosclerosis, aneurysm, dissection. Constitutive models. Application of modeling in clinical practice.
8. Biomechanics of other soft tissues - mechanical properties and response of skin, intestinal wall, bladder, brain, tendons, and ligaments. Constitutive modeling.
9. Biomechanics of bones. Bone and cartilage structure, mechanical response, bone remodeling, osteoporosis.
10. Fractures of long bones. Mechanisms of occurrence and healing mechanisms.
11. Spine, structure. Mechanics, injuries, fixators, bone implants. Skull. Biomechanics of teeth - tooth structure, mechanical response, dental replacements, and implants. Application of modeling in clinical practice.
12. Experimental biomechanics - measuring mechanical properties of tissues – effect of freezing, effect of delay from sampling.
13. Biomechanics of joints - anatomy of large joints, osteoarthritis, joint replacements. Modeling in clinical practice. Biomechanics of muscles - muscle
composition, muscle contraction, mechanical response, active and passive.