BIEN 320 — Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics

Basic mechanics of biological building blocks, focusing on the cytoskeleton, with examples from pathology. At the macromolecular level: weak/variable crosslinking and hydrolysis driven athermal processes. At the cellular/tissue level: cell architecture and function. Discussion of modern analytical techniques capable of single-molecule to tissue scale measurements.

• Credits: 3
• Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
• Department: Bioengineering
• Prerequisites: BIOL 112 and MECH 210.