Cellular Solids Part 2: Applications in Medicine - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Learn how to apply foam models to trabecular bones and osteoporosis as well as to scaffolds for tissue engineering.

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3.054.1x: Cellular Solids Part 1:  Structure, Models and Engineering Applications

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Subjects

  • Engineering
  • Cellular Solids
  • Medicine
  • Osteochondral scaffold
  • Engineering scaffolds

Course programme

In this engineering course, we will explore cellular solids in medicine, including trabecular bone mechanics, the increased risk of bone fracture due to trabecular bone loss in patients with osteoporosis, the development of metal foam coatings for orthopedic implants, applying foam models to tissue engineering scaffolds and the design of a porous scaffold for tissue engineering that mimics the body's own extracellular matrix. This course should be taken with 3.054.1x: Cellular Solids Part 1.

What you'll learn
  • Application of the foam models to trabecular bone
  • Modeling of bone loss in osteoporosis
  • Application of foam models to tissue engineering scaffolds
  • Case study on the design of an osteochondral scaffold
  • The contractile behavior of biological cells on scaffolds

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Lorna J. Gibson Professor Lorna Gibson graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. She was an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia for two years before moving to MIT where she is currently the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. 

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