BMEN 341: Biotransport

Course Description

Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Fundamentals of momentum, mass, and energy transport related to living or biomedical systems; examination of the basic principles and constitutive equations of a variety of biological transport phenomena, with length scales ranging from intracellular to organ level; topics include fluid mechanics; transport by diffusion, along with effects of convection, electrochemical potential, and chemical reactions; and energy-tissue interactions; emphases are given to fundamental principles, quantitative approaches, and biomedical applications of these principles and techniques.Prerequisites:Grade of C or better inBMEN 207or concurrent enrollment,MATH 308, andPHYS 207or PHYS 208; Biomedical Engineering major.