MAE 262Biological Fluid Mechanics
Fluids phenomena relevant to the function, environment, and dynamics of biological cells. Topics include low-Reynolds number flows, cell motility, internal cellular flows, development and morphogenesis, hydrodynamics of suspensions and polymers, rheology, diffusion, hydrodynamics of deformable bodies (vesicles, membranes, filaments), cells under shear flow.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “MAE 209 or 210A and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.”