This course will introduce concepts of engineered tissue replacements and tissue model systems for basic research. We will discuss the growing need for tissue replacements, in vivo cell-matrix relationships in biology, and how we can engineer biomaterials (both bioinert and bioinstructive) to act as cell scaffolds.

Introduction to the methods of statistical thermodynamics. Method of ensembles. Classical statistical mechanics. Virial expansion and the theory of dense gases. Theory of liquids. Distribution functions. Integral equation methods. Thermodyna-mic perturbation theory. Applications of statistical thermodynamics to physical property prediction and other problems in Chemical Engineering. Prerequisite: CHEM-ENG 621.

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The course will provide the students with an experience in searching the current scientific literature in Materials Science and Engineering, preparing a technical report, and delivering a seminar while expanding their knowledge in a topic of their choice from a list of technologically relevant research areas provided by the instructors.

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This is a one-credit laboratory course offered in conjunction with the 500-level course on Physical and Chemical Processing of Materials. It aims at enhancing the students' experience with and understanding of kinetic processes of materials.

The course aims at a comprehensive introduction to the physical and chemical processes involved in the design and manufacturing of materials used in current materials engineering technologies, including modern device fabrication technologies. The course will offer a broad review of kinetic processes in engineering materials that control the materials' structural and chemical characteristics in relation to material properties.

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