LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
---|---|---|
1 | Introduction and overview | |
2 | Processing of cellular solids | Problem Set 1 out |
3 | Structure of cellular solids | |
4 | Honeycombs: In-plane behaviour | Problem Set 1 due |
5 | Honeycombs: Out-of-plane behaviour | Problem Set 2 out |
6 | Natural honeycombs: Wood, cork | |
7 | Foams: Linear elasticity, strength, densification, fracture |
Problem Set 2 due Problem Set 3 out Project Proposal due |
8 | Foams: Mictrostructural design, lattice materials, property charts | |
9 | Foams: Thermal properties | Problem Set 3 due |
10 | Exam review | |
Test 1 | ||
11 | Trabelcular bone | |
12 | Osteoporosis and evolution | Problem Set 4 out |
13 | Tissue engineering scaffolds: Processing and properties | |
14 | Tissue engineering scaffolds case study: Osteochondral scaffold | Project Update due |
15 | Cell-scaffold interactions: Attachment, morphology, contraction, migration, differentiation | |
16 | Applications: Energy absorption in foams | Problem Set 4 due |
17 | Applications: Sandwich panels | Problem Set 5 out |
18 | Natural sandwich structures + Density gradients | |
19 | Biomimicking | Problem Set 5 due |
Test 2 | ||
20 | How I became a professor | Project due |