This note covers
the following topics: introduction to biomechanics, what is biomechanics,
anatomical terminology, mechanical terminology, vectors, vertical jump,
mechanics in biomechanics, linear kinetics, linear kinematics, projectile
motion, projectile motion examples, angular kinematics, angular kinetics, center
of gravity, anatomical biomechanics, biomechanics of biological material,
biomechanics of the skeletal system, biomechanics of joints, biomechanics of
tendons and ligaments, biomechanics of the muscular system.
This book covers many aspects of human
musculoskeletal biomechanics. Topics range from image processing to interpret
range of motion and/or diseases, to subject specific temporomandibular joint,
spinal units, braces to control scoliosis, hand functions, spine anthropometric
analyses along with finite element analyses.
This
note introduce the scientific principles and laws underlying the field of
biomechanics and describes how biomechanical principles can be applied to
understanding and analyzing the causes of human movements and their affects on
the body. Topics covered includes: Statics, Gravity and Forces, Levers and
Moments of Force, Dry Friction, Kinematics, Kinetics, Impulse and Momentum,
Work, Energy and Power, Fluid Mechanics, Gait Analysis.
This note introduces the student to the fundamental tools,
techniques, and concepts employed in musculoskeletal biomechanics research.
Topics covered includes: History of Biomechanics, Viscoelasticity, Joint
Coordinate Systems, Cell Mechanics, Bone, Muscle, Joints, Spine, Hip, Shoulder,
and Elbow.
This course develops and applies scaling laws and
the methods of continuum mechanics to biomechanical phenomena over a range of
length scales. This lecture note explains the following topics: structure of
tissues and the molecular basis for macroscopic properties, chemical and
electrical effects on mechanical behavior, cell mechanics, motility and
adhesion, biomembranes, biomolecular mechanics and molecular motors.
Experimental methods for probing structures at the tissue, cellular, and
molecular levels will also be investigated.
Author(s): Prof. Roger D. Kamm, Prof.
Patrick Doyle and Maxine Jonas
This lecture note develops and applies scaling laws
and the methods of continuum and statistical mechanics to biomechanical
phenomena over a range of length scales, from molecular to cellular to tissue or
organ level.
Author(s): Prof. Roger Kamm
and Prof. Alan Grodzinsky
This
is a comprehensive, state-of-the-science resource concerning the principles and
applications of biomechanics at every level. The book is organized in a
systematic manner, the book begins with coverage of musculoskeletal mechanics
including hard- and soft tissue and joint mechanics and their applications to
human function.