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Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 [Archived Catalog]

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BMED 6280 - Biomechanics of Soft Tissues


Application of continuum mechanics in modeling the biomechanical behavior of nonmineralized tissues such as tendons, ligaments, skin, cartilage, blood vessels, and nervous tissue. Topics include structure of collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, and other tissue components, nonlinear elastic models, linear and quasilinear viscoelasticity, and introduction to mixture theory.

When Offered: Spring term annually.



Credit Hours: 3



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