Biomechanics and Biomaterials Engineering

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Department of Mechanics

Synopsis:

BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMATERIAL ENGINEERING

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Fundamental principles in biomechanics. Theory of chaos and order.

2. Biological structural levels in hard tissue.

3. Elastic and viscoelastic properties of biological materials.

4. Composites and biocomposites.

5. Bone modelling and remodelling.

6. Stoichiometric equations, kinetical equations of biochemical processes.

7. Steady states, bifurgation points, nonlinearities, speed of biochemical processes.

8. Stress/strain tensors as initiators of reconstruction processes.

9. Orthopedical biomechanics, stomatological biomechanics.

10. Hip replacements of the 1st and 2nd generation.

11. Replacements with the gradient of elastic properties.

12. Regulation of tissue properties, mediator films (collagen+proteoglycans).

13. Regulation of biocompatibility, ion implantation of replacement surfaces.

14. Experimental biomechanics - the future approaches. Genetical fund.

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Study Objective:

Students will get acquainted with regulations of tissue modeling/remodeling and micromodeling in vivo by stress/strain changes, composite hybrid replacements and application of finite element methods.

Study materials:

1. Petrtyl M., Hruska J.: Biotolerant Composites with a Polyethylene Matrix, In: Engineering Mechanics, AEM, Vol.09, No.1/2, 2002. 2. Petrtyl M., Danesova J.: Bio Molecular Dynamics of Bone Thickening, In: Proceedings from CSIMTA International Conference - Complex Systems, Intelligence and Modern Technology Applications, Cherbourg, ept. 2004, pp. 481-487; , (3) Petrtyl M., Danesova J.: /*Bone Modeling and Bone Remodeling,*/ In: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics , Vol. 3, Suppl. 2, 2001, pp.409-414; , (4) Petrtyl M., Milbauer M., Ondrouch M.: /*Experimental Biomechanics of Rigid Phase of Human Skeleton*/, monography, Acadamia, Prague, 1985 (in czech); , (5) Petrtyl M., Danesova J.: /*The Shear Stresses Regulate the Reconstruction Processes in Bone*/, In: CD from the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, 2006, No 7624. , , S pozdravem - Mirek PE. , , , ,

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The course is a part of the following study plans: