Biophysics

Code:

MD1202

Acronym:

B

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Physical Sciences

Instance: 2007/2008 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	96	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	1	-	3	45	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- provide physics concepts relevant in the practice of dental medicine
- approach the physical fundaments of techniques used in imaging and treatmens, in dental medicine.

Program

1) Terminology
- Directions and orientations of standard image plans used on the description of the human body; movement of human body members and analogy with physical systems; Scale relations.
2) Forces and Stability, in the context of the Human Body - Statics
- Newton laws; translaction forces; rotational forces, inertia, torque; static equilibrium conditions
3) Dynamics in the human body
- from statics to movement: muscles; pression; walking: muscle forces variation during walk. Description of movement in terms of energy; Work.
4) Mechanical properties of the human body
- Elasticity: material types; stress - tension curve; Hooke law: stress, compression, shear, torsion; Elastic energy and its storage in muscles; non elastic materials ; visco-elasticity: physical models of muscle properties
5) Physical properties of the Human Body
- energy consumption, muscle force; passive and active muscles; Hill curve
6) Biomaterials
- definition, and types; dental implants; hard and soft tissues implants;
7) Metabolism
- energy, termodynamic systems, calorific capacity, specific heat; energy in food; basal metabolic processes; mechanical work and power; heat loss processes; body temperature
8) Electric properties of the human body
- electrical charges, forces and potential; concepts: electrical current, tension, electrical circuits; electrical conductivity in blood and tissues; membranes; action potencials; ionic channels
9) Topics in Dental Imaging
- structure of mater and radiation; ionizing radiarion: X-raios X; microscopy; OCT: optical coherence tomography.
10) Topics in Dental Care
- non ionizing radiation; Lasers

Mandatory literature

José Enrique Rodas Durán; Biofísica, Fundamentos e Aplicações, Prentice Hall
José Enrique Rodas Durán; Biofísica, Fundamentos e Aplicações, Prentice Hall

Complementary Bibliography

Irving Herman; Physics of the Human Body, Springer, 2007
Irving Herman; Physics of the Human Body, Springer, 2007

Teaching methods and learning activities

expositive classes, followed by problem solving classes, where the students are expected to actively participate.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	50,00
	Total:	-	0,00