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School of Engineering · ANU College of Engineering Computing & Cybernetics
This course introduces students to the concepts of biomechanics and biomaterials to provide a foundation for further study in biomedical engineering. Students will gain advanced knowledge and analysis skills on the mechanical and anatomical principles that govern human motion and develop the ability to link the structure of the human body with its function from a mechanical perspective. Students will also acquire basic understanding of natural and synthetic materials used in biomedical engineering, biological-biomaterials interactions, biocompatibility of materials, and materials evaluations for a variety of biomedical applications.
Computer lab reports
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
Biomechanics project
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
Biomaterials lab reports
Learning outcomes 1, 4, 5
Biomaterials regulation paper
Learning outcomes 1, 6
Biomaterials research paper
Learning outcomes 1, 4, 5, 6
Final exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Lecture and Practice Hours: 3 hours per week for the whole semester Computer lab sessions: 3x 3 hours during the course Biomaterials lab sessions 2 x 1h sessions during the course Tutorials: 6 x 2h sessions during the course Other Information Professional Skills Mapping: Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies
J.B. Park, R.S. Lakes, Biomaterials: An Introduction, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2007 C.R. Ethier, C.A. Simmons, Introductory Biomechanics: From Cells to Organisms, Cambridge University Press, 2007 (recommended text format: e-book) Preliminary Reading Biomechanics: - Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system / [edited by] Margareta Nordin, Victor H. Frankel ; Dawn Leger, developmental editor. - 4th ed. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, 2012 - Other materials will be made available as downloads on the course Wattle page as required. Biomaterials: - Ogrodnik, Peter J. Medical device design: innovation from concept to market. Academic Press, 2019 - Ott, Katherine, David Serlin, and Stephen Mihm, eds. Artificial parts, practical lives: modern histories of prosthetics. NYU Press, 2002. - Foltz, Michelle. A Leg to Stand on. iUniverse, 2009.