Soft Materials. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: MTEN 301 (or CHE 230 or ME 311 or BME 352 ) and MTEN 311 (or CHE 260 or ME 304 or BME 427 ). This course is an introduction to soft materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, gels, and biomaterials. The course will cover the structure, properties, and applications of soft materials. Specific topics will include kinetics in material synthesis/growth, assembly, phase behavior, phase transitions, dynamics, characterization techniques, and applications.