Handbook

This course addresses the interlinked theme of engineering tissues and smart materials by learning from Nature's paradigms. The course goal is to use fundamentals of mechanics and strength of materials to understand the remarkable material and mechanical properties of biological materials. In addition, the course aims to develop the capacity … For more content click the Read More button below. characterise, optimise and even create advanced functional materials using fundamental knowledge of strength of materials and by applying reverse engineering strategies for engineering of nature inspired materials. Mechanical properties inherent to specific manufacturing methods will be addressed as well as materials' different properties in in vivo and other environments. This course aims to provide students with a foundation, based on “nature’s design and optimisation” criteria for engineering tissues and smart materials, as well as to give students the opportunity to develop their engineering innovation capabilities through a class project.