Aerospace Engineering Technical Elective Program - Focus Areas

This is a special collection of articles related to the latest research results on materials science, chemical and biochemical technologies of materials synthesis and materials for modern construction. It will be useful to specialists whose activity is related to modern biotechnologies, materials processing in machinery, biomedicine, chemical production, electrochemistry, electronics and construction.

This book presents a clear, conceptual approach to understanding biomechanics within the context of the qualitative analysis of human movement. The philosophy is to blend up-to-date biomechanical knowledge (with extensive referencing for student study) with professional application knowledge. This true application of biomechanics in real-world settings is missing in previous biomechanics texts.

Biomedical photonics is currently one of the fastest growing fields, connecting research in physics, optics, and electrical engineering coupled with medical and biological applications. It allows for the structural and functional analysis of tissues and cells with resolution and contrast unattainable by any other methods. However, the major challenges of many biophotonics techniques are associated with the need to enhance imaging resolution even further to the sub-cellular level as well as translate them for in vivo studies.

This book presents a selection of cutting-edge methods on novel models for nonlinear solid mechanics. Today, engineers need more accurate techniques for modeling solid body mechanics, chiefly due to innovative methods like additive manufacturing--for example, 3D printing--but also due to miniaturization. It focuses on the formulation of continuum and discrete models for complex materials and systems, and especially the design of metamaterials.