Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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 learning unit
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, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam AND written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Dr Philippe Compère
Senior scientist
Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution (BEE)
Laboratory of Functional Morphology and Evolution
Institute of Chemistry B6c, local 3/16
Tél. +32 4 366 50 63
e-mail : pcompere@ulg.ac.be