MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

EMA 6589  [Sect. 4128 ] – Mechanical Behavior of Biomaterials  3 Credits

 

Instructor:       Dr.  J. J. Mecholsky, Professor

                        352 846 3345

                        237A Rhines Hall 

                        jmech@mse.ufl.edu

 

Catalog Description:  This course presents the basis for the elastic and viscoelastic response of biological materials to stress and strain.  The foundation for composite behavior of organic-organic and organic-inorganic materials is outlined.  A description of modeling biological structures to achieve mechanical optimization is presented.

 

References Textbooks:

J. Vincent, Structural Biomaterials, Princeton University Press, 1990.

Y. C. Fung, Biomechanics, Springer-Verlag, 1993

 J. B. Park and R. S. Lakes, Biomaterials: An Introduction, Plenum Press, NY 1992;  ; M. Sarikaya and I. A. Aksay, Biomimetics, AIP Woodbury, NY 1995.

M.F. Ashby & Jones, Engineering Materials,1 & 2, Pergammon Press (1980).

R. Hertzberg, Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials, 3rd ed., Wiley (1989). 

M. A. Meyers and K. K. Chawla, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Prentice-Hall (1999).

 

Prerequisites: EMA 4223, EGM 3520, or equivalent.

Goals: To equip the student with the tools necessary for mechanical analysis of biological structures.  To demonstrate the application of elasticity, viscoelasticity and composite theory to the design of biocompatible structures.

 

Topics:           

 1.        Introduction – Components of Biological Structures

 2.        Basic Theory of Elasticity and Viscoelasticity.

 3.        Proteins – Composition & Structure.

 4.        Sugars & Fillers – The Matrix and Reinforcing Agents.

 5.        Soggy Skeletons & Shock Absorbers.

 6.        Stiff materials - Fibrous Composites

             7.        Biological Ceramics.

             8.        Biomimetic & Intelligent Materials.

             9.        Testing Procedures & Analyses.

 

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