CHEM259AA

Stimuli-responsive chemistries and materials are programmed to react in the presence of changes in their surrounding environment to produce a measurable output, such as a change in shape, release of active moiety, assembly, or mechanical output. Examples of stimuli can include electric field, magnetic, thermal, light,** mechanical, pH, ROS, enzyme, glucose, and others (e.g. salts, solvents, electron beam). We will discuss the properties, design, and applications of these stimuli-responsive materials that have aided the development of active-, as opposed to passive, biomaterials for the advancement of biomedicine.

This course makes use of modern scientific literature to discuss the topics at hand.

May be repeated provided topics are different. Only 18 units of total credit may apply to the major.