This course is to give an overview of circulatory biomechanics from the standpoints of engineering, physiology, and medical sciences. Experimental results from advanced clinical researches are used as examples and served as the guide to new focused research areas with great clinical values.
Introduction to Physiological Fluid Dynamics
Medical Terminology
Physiological Properties of Human Body and Blood Rheology
Dynamics of Circulatory System
Relation of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) to Fluid Dynamics
Mechanics of the Heart
Principles of Ultrasound for BioFluid Research (Experiment 1)
Arterial Fluid Dynamics and Hemodynamics (Experiment 2)
Mechanical Properties of Arterial Vessels (Experiment 3)
Venous Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics of Micro-circulation (Experiment 4)
Fluid Dynamics of Pulmonary circulation
Artificial Organs (Experiment 5)

Grades: Literature reviews (Reports *3: 50%)
Lab. Results & Discussion (*5; 50%)

Text Book & References:
1. Biomechanics: Circulation (text book) by Y.C. Fung (Springer)
2. Biomedical Engineering Principles by David Cooney (Marcel Decker)
3. Biomechanics: Motion, Flow, Stress and Growth by Y.C. Fung
4. Blood Flow through Organs and Tissues by Bain and Harper
5. Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics by Huang and Normann