====== Biomechanics ======
Biomechanics is the science that studies the action of mechanical forces on a body at the macro and/or micro scales.  An introduction to the medical context will be addressed by a clinician experienced in clinical research activities. Courses on mechanical characterization, tissue and biological fluid modelling and fluid/structure interactions will be delivered by teacher-researchers specialized in the field. Within the framework of a project, various scientific articles directly related to the courses will be offered to the students in order to enable them to understand the challenges and methodology in R&D. Finally, a practical work that will be a concrete application of the courses will be proposed. 
Class topics: Introduction – Anatomy & Physiology – Mechanical behavior of living tissues – Biofluid models & rheology – Biological fluid flows at macro and micro scales – Fluid/biological structure interactions – Numerical modeling with COMSOL.

On line ressources:

[[http://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-1-4939-2623-7|An introduction to biomechanics - J.D. Humphrey et al, Springer 2nd Edition, 2015]]

[[http://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-0-387-49312-1|Fundamentals of Biomechanics - D. Knudson, Elsevier 2nd Springer, 2007]]

[[http://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-3-319-46407-7|Cardiovascular biomechanics - P.R. Hoskins et al , Springer 1st Edition, 2017]]