Advances and Current Trends in Biomechanics

Jorge Belinha is a tenured professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto. He is the director of the Computational Mechanics Research Laboratory. José Carlos Reis Campos is an associated professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto. He is the head of the unit course Removable Prosthesis at FMDUP, Researcher at INEGI, Research Unit of LAETA - Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transport and Aeronautics, at the FEUP Pole. Elza M.M Fonseca is Coordinator Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto. She is a permanent researcher at INEGI, which belongs to the LAETA (Associate Laboratory for Energy, Transport and Aeronautics). Maria Helena Figueiral Silva is a full professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto. She is Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory in Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina Dentária. Maria Arcelina Marques is a tenured professor at the department of Physics, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto. Maria Fernanda Gentil Costa is a tenured professor at the School of Health of the Polytechnic of Porto. Susana João Cunha Oliveira is Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto.

Topics covered:

1. Biofabrication
2. Biomaterials
3. Cardiovascular biomechanics, biofluids and hemodynamics
4. Biomechanics of the injury/impact
5. Biomechanics of rehabilitation
6. Sports biomechanics
7. Biomechanics of the skull and spine
8. Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
9. Biomechanics orofacial
10. Orthopaedic biomechanics
11. Experimental and numerical biomechanics
12. Tissue engineering
13. Biomedical devices