BME 553Introductory Mechanics of Biomedical and Biological Materials

This course covers select topics fundamental to the study of the mechanical behaviour of biological (e.g., bone, tendon, skin, cartilage, et.c) and synthetic (polymers, ceramics, metals, etc.) biomaterials with a strong emphasis on materials found in medicine (biomedical materials). Topics will include a selection of basics of continuum mechanics, structure-function-property (mechanistic) relationships, linear and non-linear elasticity, viscoelasticity, anisotropy, failure criteria, fracture, fatigue, and fundamentals of mechanical testing in the biomaterials and tissues context.