BE 556 - Mechanical Forces:Cells/Tissue

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

This course will explore the biological effects of mechanical forces at the molecular, cellular and tissue level in specific tissues (blood vessels, cartilage, bone, brain, lung, and skeletal and cardiac muscle). The importance of physical forces in the health, disease, development, remodeling and injury of these tissues will be highlighted. An understanding of these specific systems will provide a foundation for discussions of the molecular basis of mechanotransduction, mechanically induced trauma, as well as the manipulation of the mechanical environment in biotechnology and tissue engineering applications. Throughout the course, the use of engineering principles and methods to understand and model mechanically induced biological phenomena will be stressed.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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