[bioundgrd] FW: Spring 2020 Course Offering: 3.052: Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials

[Joshua Stone]

For your general information

Dear Students,
I will be offering this class during the Spring semester.
All the Best,
Christine Ortiz

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Example topics will include:
● Introduction To Nanotechnology, Feynman’s Lecture “Tiny Machines”
● Social and Ethical Considerations of Nanotechnology
● Nanomechanical Instruments : Theory, Components, & Function (E.G. Atomic Force Microscopy, Optical Tweezers)
● Intra- And Intermolecular Interactions
● Molecular Origins Of Cartilage And Bone Disease  (E.G. Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis)
● Single Cell Mechanics (E.G. Malaria, Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering)
● Fundamentals of Biocompatibility (E.G. Vascular Grafts, Heart Valves, Tissue Engineering, Hip Implants)
● Nanoscale Design of Natural Exoskeletons
● Biosensors (e.g. Heparin)
● Single Molecule Tensile Testing (e.g. DNA, Protein Unfolding)
● Biological And Biomimetic Adhesion (e.g. Geckos)
● Lubrication Control Via Polymer Brushes And Nanostructured Surfaces
● Nanostructured Composites

Christine Ortiz, Ph.D.
Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
cortiz at mit.edu<mailto:cortiz at mit.edu>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/_ChristineOrtiz>, LinkedIn<http://linkedin.com/in/christineortiz1>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/prof.christine.ortiz/>
Skype: prof.christine.ortiz
Cell Phone: 617 548 9658
MIT Research Laboratory website<http://web.mit.edu/cortiz/www>
Founder, Station1
christine at station1.org<mailto:christine at station1.org>, Station1 Website<http://www.station1.org/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=Station1edu>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/27155006/>, YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTAAeX7JuMQ>



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