Soft Tissue Biomechanics

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Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics

Synopsis:

The aim of the study is to explain structure and behaviour of body muscles from biomechanical and control point of view. The subject consists of following parts: muscle structure, mechanism of muscle contraction, reological properties of muscle, power output of muscle, muscle contraction control, muscle systém, muscle coordination, cooperation of basic human motorics. The study focus also on the pathobiomechanics of the muscle and use problem oriented methods.

Requirements:

Biomechanics I, Biomechanics II, Biophysics

Syllabus of lectures:

1.muscle structure

2.mechanism of muscle contraction

3.reological properties of muscle

4.power output of muscle

5.muscle contraction control

6.multiple muscle systém

7.muscle coordination and cooperation of basic human motorics.

Syllabus of tutorials:

The aim of the study is to explain structure and behaviour of body muscles from biomechanical and control point of view.

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Study materials:

Taber L.A. (2004) Nonlinear theory of elasticity: Application in biomechanics. World Scientific, New Jersey.

Fung Y.C. (1993) Biomechanics: Mechanical properties of living tissues. Springer Science+Business Media, New York, second edition.

Fung Y.C. (1990) Biomechanics: Motion, flow, stress, and growth. Springer-Verlag, New York.

Humphrey J.D. (2002) Continuum biomechanics of soft biological tissues. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 459:3-46.

Humphrey J.D. (2003) Continuum thermodynamics and clinical treatment of disease and injury. Appl. Mech. Rev. 56(2):231-260.

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