Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic discipline
ING-IND/34 (INDUSTRIAL BIOENGINEERING)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Curriculum
Sensoristica e strumentazione biomedica
Period
2nd semester (07/03/2022 - 17/06/2022)
Lesson hours
83 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the principles of
fluid mechanics (Physics) and the
differential equations at
partial derivatives.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have acquired:
- fundamentals of fluid-dynamics;
- a basic knowledge of the circulatory system and physiology;
- operating principles of the life support systems commonly used in
clinical practice for hemodialysis and extra-body circulation;
- principles of modeling of the circulatory system is one-dimensional
that three-dimensional, with hints on computational tools;
- overview of heart valve prostheses.
Course contents
Fundamentals of
fluid dynamics;
Recalls of anatomy of the
vascular system;
Physiology and pathology of the
circulatory system;
Blood rheology;
Principles of arterial waves;
Modeling and simulation of the circulatory system;
Reduced models of the cardiovascular system;
3D models and computational tools: introduction
3D models and computational tools: analysis set-up;
Creations of vascular models from medical images;
3D models and computational tools: applications;
Extra-corporeal circulation (ECMO);
Hemodialysis machines and circuits;
Ventricular assistance;
Biological and mechanical valve prostheses.
Teaching methods
taught lessons also with the support of multimedia devices; practical exercises
and / or numerical in the classroom equipped with a computer
Reccomended or required readings
Course notes on Kiro platform.
Letture suggerite:
- Nichols W, O'Rourke M, Vlachopoulos C, editors. McDonald's blood
flow in arteries: theoretical, experimental and clinical principles. CRC
press; 2011 Jul 29.
- Caro CG. The mechanics of the circulation. Cambridge University
Press; 2012.
- Kundu, P.K., Cohen, I.M.. Fluid Mechanics. Elsevier. In particolare il
capitolo “Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics”.
- Miller,G.E.. Artificial Organs. Morgan & Claypool.
Assessment methods
The exam will be passed after a positive oral exam
concerning the contents of the course and the simultaneous discussion of a
project focused on the application of the acquired principles; there is also a computer test regarding the fluid dynamics simulation of a case study in the biomedical field.
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