CODE 80584 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 BIOENGINEERING 11159 (LM-21) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/01 LANGUAGE Italian (English on demand) 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 The teaching provides the foundations for understanding the dynamics of biological motions, with particular reference to the motion of fluids in the human body. The following topics will be covered: blood flow in the cardiovascular system (movement in the heart, arteries, capillaries, veins), fluid dynamics of the ureter and eye. 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 Exam Board RODOLFO REPETTO (President) JAN OSCAR PRALITS NICOLETTA TAMBRONI (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/11159/p/studenti-orario Class schedule L'orario di tutti gli insegnamenti è consultabile all'indirizzo 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. Exam schedule Data Ora Luogo Degree type Note 20/01/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 14/02/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 06/06/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 19/06/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 12/07/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 01/09/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale