Instructor Key
MS = Prof. Myron Spector
IY = Prof. Ioannis Yannas
GL = Guest lecturer
| SES # | TOPICS | INSTRUCTORS |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Cell Processes and Unit Tissue Structure; Effects of Exogenous Forces | ||
| 1 | Clinical Examples of the Roles of Mechanical Forces in Tissues and Organs: The Working Paradigms | MS, IY |
| 2 | Unit Cell Processes | MS |
| 3 | Tissue Structures and Cell-Matrix Interactions: Integrins | MS |
| 4 | Effects of Exogenous Mechanical Forces on Cells/Tissues | MS |
| 5 | Effects of Pressure Waves on Tissue: Extracorporeal Shock Waves | MS |
| 6 | Support Structures: Molecules and Tissues | IY |
| 7 | Thermodynamics of ECM Deformation | IY |
| 8 | Student Presentations: Term Report Candidate Topics; Review | MS, IY |
| 9 | Quiz 1 | |
| Mechanics of Cells and Matrix Molecules; Endogenous Force Generation | ||
| 10 | Student Presentations: Term Report Topic Description | MS, IY |
| 11 | Response of Chondrocytes to Strain | GL |
| 12 | Endogenous Mechanical Force Generation by Cells | MS |
| 13 | Models for Cell Contraction In Vitro | MS |
| 14 | Linear Elastic Models of Tissues | IY |
| 15 | Mechanical Coupling of Cells with Matrix | IY |
| 16 | Integrin-Ligand Interactions during Regeneration | IY |
| 17 | Quiz 2 | |
| Tissue Mechanics | ||
| 18 | Student Presentations: Term Report Progress | MS, IY |
| 19 | Mechanical Behavior of Bone and Response to Loading | MS |
| 20 | Poroelastic Models. Cartilage | IY |
| 21 | Cardiac Muscle Cell Contraction Guest lecturer: Dr. Yvonne Aratyn-Schaus | GL |
| 22 | Viscoelastic Behavior. Skin and Cartilage | IY |
| 23 | Viscoelastic Behavior. Skin and Cartilage (cont.) | IY |
| 24 | Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics; Term Report Due | MS |
| 25 | Mechanics of Tendon and Skin; Review | IY |
| 26 | Quiz 3 | |