After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• understand mechanical priciples in biological materials and name examples
• describe the composition of example biological materials
• The students are able to understand the relations between composition and structure of biological materials and their mechanical performance.

• Elements of biomaterials
• The making of - self-assembly and growth
• Mechanical concepts in biomaterials
• High-performance fibers: spider silk, keratin, collagen
• Soft tissue - skin, cartilage, glue
• Engineering with fibers: biological composite materials
• Bioceramics - teeth, nacre
• Art of hierarchical design 1: bone
• Art of hierarchical design 2: wood
• Intelligent materials - adaptive growth
• Biomimetic and bio-inspired materials

Distance learning: ZOOM Meeting

All relevant information and access link can be found in the TUWEL course:

https://tuwel.tuwien.ac.at/course/view.php?id=39397

Blocked course!

Written, open questions, 2 times per year, end of summer semester.

If necessary, oral exams during the year, with appointment.

Via TISS! Lecture dates in TISS are tentative, will be fixed in the first meeting.

Powerpoint slides will be made available online. 

A printed and bound version is available at the Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnologie (E308).

Basic knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology of advantage