Materials Science of Thin Films

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: MATSCIE 242 and MATSCIE 400 or equivalent. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Thermodynamics and kinetics of film nucleation, growth, structure and stability for a single crystal, polycrystalline and amorphous thin films. MATSCIE 506 (CHE 506) (MACROMOL 506). Soft Robotic Matter Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing. (3 credits) The course consists of active materials that can sense, move within, and alter their working environment. Fundamentals and emerging approaches will be explored in soft active matter design, actuation, power, and fabrication across length scales, with focus on engineering their properties and structures for programmable robotic functions. MATSCIE 509 (BIOMEDE 509) (CHE 509) (MACROMOL 509). Advanced Biomaterials Advisory Prerequisite: MATSCIE 220 or MATSCIE 250. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Applications of biomaterials in implants, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and drug delivery systems will be covered. Principles of biomaterials incorporating contemporary research related to rational design strategies for biomaterials, their processing and fabrication, biomimetics, immunomodulation, degradation, and in vivo responses will be included.