AG Selhuber-Unkel Teaching

Content:
• Introduction to living systems
• Biomaterial classification
• Material mechanics
• Biocompatibility
• Commercialization procedure of biomaterials
• Applications of biomaterials (implants, biosensors, engineered systems
• Dynamic aspects in biomaterials science
• Imaging methods
• Engineered living materials
• Basics of 3D printing
• Ethical questions concerning (advances in) biomaterials

Weekly exercise sessions accompanying the 'Biomaterials' lecture of Prof. Dr. Christine Selhuber-Unkel.

The course provides knowledge of physical chemistry as it relates to biological systems. It provides an introduction to advanced topics in the physical chemistry of life: biochemical thermodynamics, macromolecular structures, and interfacial chemistry.

Content:

• Introduction to cell organization and structure
• Mechanical properties of polymers
• 2D and 3D polymer networks
• Intermembrane forces
• Dynamic filaments
• Molecular motors
• Mechanical design of cells
• Cell adhesion
• Imaging the cell-material contact
• Force measurements on cells
• Cell-material interactions

Content:
• Methods in Molecular Systems Science (including chemistry, physics, biology, materials science), particularly biohybrid systems, responsive materials, microfluidics, 3D printing
• Literature reading and discussion
• Practical aspects in laboratory research

Content:
• Methods in Molecular Systems Science (including chemistry, physics, biology, materials science), particularly biohybrid systems, responsive materials, microfluidics, 3D printing
• Literature reading and discussion
• Practical aspects in laboratory research

Content:
• Introduction to life-inspired systems
• Life-inspired biomaterial classification
• Active properties of life-inspired biomaterials
• Engineering of life-inspired biomaterials