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Fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and mass transport are applied to biological systems at the cellular, tissue, and organ levels. The topics of this course are the cardiovascular and respiratory systems; cell adhesion and migration; intracellular, transmembrane and transvascular transport; drug transport and pharmacokinetics; and transport-related pathological conditions (inflammation, atherosclerosis, thrombosis and embolism, sickle cell disease, cancer metastasis). The lab section of the course, offered to students registered for BMEN 3420 or BMEN 6420, provides training in measurement and analysis of cell and particle transport in parallel-plate and microfluidic flow systems.