Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction and overview
2	Processing of cellular solids	Problem Set 1 out
3	Structure of cellular solids
4	Honeycombs: In-plane behaviour	Problem Set 1 due
5	Honeycombs: Out-of-plane behaviour	Problem Set 2 out
6	Natural honeycombs: Wood, cork
7	Foams: Linear elasticity, strength, densification, fracture	Problem Set 2 due Problem Set 3 out Project Proposal due
8	Foams: Mictrostructural design, lattice materials, property charts
9	Foams: Thermal properties	Problem Set 3 due
10	Exam review
Test 1
11	Trabelcular bone
12	Osteoporosis and evolution	Problem Set 4 out
13	Tissue engineering scaffolds: Processing and properties
14	Tissue engineering scaffolds case study: Osteochondral scaffold	Project Update due
15	Cell-scaffold interactions: Attachment, morphology, contraction, migration, differentiation
16	Applications: Energy absorption in foams	Problem Set 4 due
17	Applications: Sandwich panels	Problem Set 5 out
18	Natural sandwich structures + Density gradients
19	Biomimicking	Problem Set 5 due
Test 2
20	How I became a professor	Project due