Intended to be a broad introduction to multiple aspects of biomechanics of solids,
the course comprises three modules, viz., elastic mechanics; statistical mechanics and
rubber elasticity; and cell mechanobiology. Topics covered include: elastic mechanics of
continua; basic statistical mechanics pertaining to biological molecules; and
mechanobiology.
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Topics to be covered in this course--not
necessarily in this order.
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Elastic Mechanics
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Stress, strain, transformation of stress and strain.
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Constitutive equations.
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Axially loaded rods and pressurized tubes
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Torsion
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Beam theories.
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Lumped analysis of dynamics of elastic systems and vibrations; damping.
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Basic viscoelastic behaviour.
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Diffusion and Mechano-tranduction
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Mass, stiffness, and damping of protenins.
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Thermal forces and diffusion.
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Chemical forces.
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Introduction to mechano-transduction.
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Polymer mechanics
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Cytoskeleton and Motor Proteins
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Structures of cytoskeletal filaments
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Cytoskeleton mechanics
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Polymerization and force generation
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Motor proteins
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