Course Information for 7150 - Introduction to Biomimetic Engineering
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| Primary Instructor: | Vladimir Hlady |
| Designation: | Elective |
| Credits: | 3.0 |
| Semesters Offered: | Spring |
| Frequency Offered: | As Needed |
| Prerequisites: | Instructor's consent |
| Catalog Description: | Integration of energy transduction and transport of matter found in living systems with mimetic engineering of the same processes in laboratory. After studying selected biological examples, students design a biomimetic system that performs an identical or similar function and measures its performance. The course consists of laboratory experiments, tutorial, and a set of lectures. The tutorials are designed to teach students how to culture and use cells, design membrane mimetic surfaces using Langmuir-Blodgett trough and liposomes, use fluorescent markers and modern spectroscopic and optical microscopic techniques, such as DIC and 3-D confocal microscopy.
Note: this course is unlikely to be offered in 2008/2009. |
| Required Texts: | Lecture notes and laboratory instructions posted on the Web |
| Course Syllabus: | none |
