MSE 5620

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MSE 5620
Biomineralization: The Formation and Properties of Inorganic Biomaterials

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course will examine the wide variety of mineralized materials made by biological organisms including mollusk shells, sea urchins, mammalian bone and teeth, siliaceous sponges and diatoms, and magnetotactic bacteria. The focus will be on the molecular and biological mechanisms that lead to the formation of these materials as well as their unique mechanical, optical and optical properties.


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

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2022SP, 2018SP, 2017SP

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BME 5620

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18821 MSE 5620   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Estroff, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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