BME 5620

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  • Schedule of Classes - June 15, 2016 6:14PM EDT
  • Course Catalog - June 9, 2016 6:15PM EDT

BME 5620
Biomineralization: The Formation and Properties of Inorganic Biomaterials

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

Examines the wide variety of mineralized materials made by biological organisms including mollusk shells, mammalian bone and teeth, silica bodies in plants, and magnetotactic bacteria. The focus is on the molecular and biological mechanisms that lead to the formation of these materials as well as their unique materials properties (mechanical, optical, magnetic).


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisites: MSE 3010 or CHEM 1570 or CHEM 3570-CHEM 3580 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MSE 5620

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12520 BME 5620   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person