Biotransport. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: BME 303 or ( R120 201 and R120 202 ) or ( BIOL 201 and BIOL 202 ) and MATH 222 and BME 352 . This course is an introduction to transport phenomena in biological systems. The objective of this course is to gain knowledge of the basic principles of transport phenomena. The course will cover conservation relations in fluid transport with an emphasis on conservation of mass at the tissue and cellular levels. Topics will include fundamentals of mass transport and applications such as transport in porous media, transvascular transport and drug delivery.