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<p class="MsoNormal">I will be offering this class during the Spring semester.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christine Ortiz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Example topics will include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Introduction To Nanotechnology, Feynman’s Lecture “Tiny Machines”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Social and Ethical Considerations of Nanotechnology<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Nanomechanical Instruments : Theory, Components, & Function (E.G. Atomic Force Microscopy, Optical Tweezers)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Intra- And Intermolecular Interactions<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Molecular Origins Of Cartilage And Bone Disease (E.G. Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Single Cell Mechanics (E.G. Malaria, Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Fundamentals of Biocompatibility (E.G. Vascular Grafts, Heart Valves, Tissue Engineering, Hip Implants)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Nanoscale Design of Natural Exoskeletons<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Biosensors (e.g. Heparin)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Single Molecule Tensile Testing (e.g. DNA, Protein Unfolding)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Biological And Biomimetic Adhesion (e.g. Geckos)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Lubrication Control Via Polymer Brushes And Nanostructured Surfaces<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Nanostructured Composites<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christine Ortiz, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<span style="color:#0645AD"><a href="mailto:cortiz@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0645AD">cortiz@mit.edu</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/_ChristineOrtiz" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0645AD">Twitter</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://linkedin.com/in/christineortiz1" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0645AD">LinkedIn</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/prof.christine.ortiz/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0645AD">Instagram</span></a></span><br>
Skype: prof.christine.ortiz<br>
Cell Phone: 617 548 9658<br>
<span style="color:#0645AD"><a href="http://web.mit.edu/cortiz/www" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0645AD">MIT Research Laboratory website</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
Founder, Station1<br>
<span style="color:#0645AD"><a href="mailto:christine@station1.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0645AD">christine@station1.org</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.station1.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0645AD">Station1
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