Dental Prosthesis

Biophysics2

Biofísica

Course code:9791107

Maria Gabriela Machado de Almeida

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

In the end of the curricular unit, students should be able to:

  • Understand the working principles and their mechanisms in living organisms.
  • Analyze and interpret some biophysical phenomena.
  • Develop research work in their training area and similar ones.
  • Integrate the knowledge acquired in different scientific areas, thereby maximizing their job functions.
  • Dialogue with other members within a multidisciplinary team, in which they will be integrated along their professional activity.
Syllabus:
  1. Physical quantities and measurements and their units
  2. Biomechanics - Biological Applications
  3. Notions of Statics, Kinematics and Dynamics – Biological Applications
  4. Mechanic of Materials – Applications to Biological Tissues
  5. Mechanic of Biofluids - Biological Applications
  6. Biological Thermodynamics
    1. Temperature and Heat – Biological Applications
    2. Thermodynamics and Life
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Pedroso de Lima JJ (2014) Biofísica Médica. 3rd ed, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Pope J (1999) Medical Physics Imaging. Heinemann, Oxford.
  • Wilson JD & Buffa AJ (2003) College Physics. 5th ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
  • Davidovits P (2001) Physics in Biology and Medicine. 2nd ed, Harcourt/Academic Press, San Diego.
  • Salgueiro L & Ferreira JG (1991) Introdução à Biofísica. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa.