BIOL0821-1 : Natural Biomaterials : ultrastructural and functional aspects

Study Programmes 2015-2016

BIOL0821-1

Natural Biomaterials : ultrastructural and functional aspects

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)		3
Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Philippe Compère

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The course concern the organization of natural biomaterials, i.e. materials produced by living organisms. This organization is related to the physical/mecanical characteristics and their function in the living organisms. Owing that most of them are hierarchical biocomposites, their organization is regarded at the different levels : molecular, compositional, nanométric, micrometric, macroscopic and three-dimensional. At each level, the arrangement is responsible of a part of the properties.
The considered biomaterials are : arthropod exosqueletons, molluscan shells, sea urchin tests, bones, teeth, keratins,...)

Learning outcomes of the course :

Apprehend the characteristics, the composition and the strictural organiszation of biological matérials from a biological point of view (function in the organism, secretion by cells,...) and from a material science point of view.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Bachelor in Sciences and in Applied Sciences.
PhD students

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Lectures
Guided personal work (litterature research and basic examination of a biomaterial)

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face