Emphasizes both sides of the biomaterials interface, examining the events at the interface, and discussing topics on material durability and tissue compatibility. Applications are made to the energy and configuration of defects in materials, solute segregation, phase transformations, stresses in multicomponent systems, and microstructural development during processing, for example. Metal deformation is understood based on elasticity theory and dislocation concepts.
Fracture is understood based on continuum fracture mechanics and microstructural damage mechanisms.
Laboratory experiments may include either materials science or biological applications, depending on the interests of the student. This is the first of a sequence of two basic courses for first-year graduate students or qualified undergraduate students. Emphasizes the relationships between microscopic mechanisms and macroscopic behavior of materials. Physical chemistry course or permission of instructor Introduces the concepts of electrode potential, double layer theory, surface charge, and electrode kinetics. These concepts are applied to subjects which include corrosion and embrittlement, energy conversion, batteries and fuel cells, electro-catalysis, electroanalysis, electrochemical industrial processes, bioelectrochemistry, and water treatment.