CODE 80584 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 BIOENGINEERING 11159 (LM-21) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/01 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course provides the student with understanding of the dynamics of physiological fluid flows. The focus will be on the mechanical aspects of such flows. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES L’insegnamento fornisce i fondamenti per la comprensione della dinamica dei moti biologici, con particolare riferimento al moto dei fluidi nel corpo umano. Verranno trattati i seguenti argomenti: moto del sangue nel sistema cardiovascolare (moto nel cuore, nelle arterie, nei capillari, nelle vene), fluidodinamica dell'uretere e dell'occhio. PREREQUISITES Basic notions of mathematics and mechanics. TEACHING METHODS Combination of traditional lectures and classroom work on a project. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Introduction to biofluid dynamics. Blood rheology. Fluid mechanics of the hearth Flow in large arteries Flow in the microcirculation. Ocular fluid mechanics. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY LEcture notes of the course. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD RODOLFO REPETTO LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/11159/p/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS ASSESSMENT METHODS The students will be asked to work on a project that will be described in detail during class hours. In order to take the exam the students will have to work out the projects and write a short report for each of them. The exam will consist in an oral discussion of the projects and of the contents of the course.
