Biological Materials Science: Biological Materials, Bioinspired Materials, and Biomaterials

1. Evolution of materials science and engineering: from natural to bioinspired materials Part I. Basic Biology Principles: 2. Self assembly, hierarchy, and evolution 3. Basic building blocks 4. Cells 5. Biomineralization Part II. Biological Materials: 6. Silicate and calcium carbonate-based composites 7. Calcium phosphate-based composites 8. Biological polymers and polymer composites 9. Biological elastomers 10. Biological foams (porous solids) 11. Functional biological materials Part III. Bioinspired Materials and Biomimetics: 12. Bioinspired materials 13. Molecular-based biomimetics.