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Biomaterials
and Biosurfaces (ChE 102 & 202)
Fundamentals
of natural and artificial biomaterials and biosurfaces with emphasis on
molecular level structure and function and the interactions of biomaterials
and surfaces with the body. Special features and interactions associated
with (soft) biological molecules and surfaces: lipids, proteins, fibrous
molecules (DNA), biological membranes, hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions,
bio-specific and non-equilibrium interactions. Basic biological and biochemical
systems reviewed for nonbiologists. |
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Chemical
Engineering Thermodynamics (ChE 110A)
Use
of the laws of thermodynamics to analyze flow processes encountered in
engineering practice. Presentation of equations of state for describing
state properties of fluids and mixtures. Applications include vapor-liquid
phase equilibria, solution thermodynamics, and chemical-reaction equilibria. |
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Colloids
and Interfaces (ChE/Mats 222A)
Basic forces and interactions between atoms, molecules, small particles
and extended surfaces in solution and in colloidal systems: Van der Waals,
electrostatic, hydrophobic, solvation, H-bonding. Introduction to colloidal
systems: particles, micelles, polymers, etc. Surfaces: wetting, contact
angles, surface tension, etc. |
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Biomolecules and Biocolloids (ChE 121)
Basic forces and interactions between atoms, molecules, small particles and extended surfaces. Special features and interactions associated with (soft) biological molecules, biomaterials and surfaces: lipids, proteins, fibrous molecules (DNA), biological membranes, hydrophobic and drophilic interactions, bio-specific and non-equilibrium interactions.
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