After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• describe and explain nano- and ultrastructure of selected biological tissues and tissue components,
  
• describe nanomechanics of unstructured biological tissue components (entropic elasticity),
• categorise nanomechanics of structured biological tissue components (collagen structure, self-assembly and mechanics),
  
• explain the terms morphology, physiology and mechanical properties of bone, ligaments, tendons and cartilage, to list linear continuum mechanics applied to hard biological tissues
  
• summarise basic nonlinear continuum mechanics applied to soft biological tissues

• Nano- and ultrastructure of biological tissues and tissue components
• Nanomechanics of unstructured biological tissue components: entropic elasticity
• Nanomechanics of structured biological tissue components: collagen structure, self-assembly and mechanics
• Description of the morphology, physiology and mechanical properties of bone, ligaments and tendons as well as cartilage
• Short review of vector and tensor algebra
• Linear continuum mechanics of hard tissues
• Introduction to nonlinear continuum mechanics soft and fluid-saturated biological tissues

Classical Lecture, Discussion and Work in Groups

Oral exam at the end of the term or further along the line on appointment. Estimated duration: 60 minutes

English language handouts will be available via TISS.

Recommended: 317.043 Introduction to Biomechanics