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Quick Facts

Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Welcome
  • What are smart materials
  • Overview of smart materials
  • How to use the lecture notes
  • Smart materials: specific terms
Readings
  • Course development team
  • Description of the course
  • How to use the course content
  • Contacts
  • Useful links
  • Smart materials: lecture notes
  • Smart materials: learn new terminology
  • Module summary
Practice Exercises
  • Self-evaluation test
  • Smart Materials: brief quiz
  • Background of smart materials: assessment

Videos
  • Smart properties: nanoscale
  • Smart properties: microscale
  • Solid state materials
  • Soft matter
  • Introduction to new terms
Readings
  • From macro and nano: slides for the videos
  • Useful links
  • Smart materials: lecture notes
  • Smart materials: learn new terminology
  • Module summary
Practice Exercises
  • mart properties: practice quiz
  • Solid state & soft matter overview
  • Behind smart properties: assessment

Videos
  • Overview of microscopy methods
  • Advanced microscopy methods for smart materials
  • Spectroscopy methods for characterization of smart materials. Part 1
  • Spectroscopy methods for characterization of smart materials. Part 2
  • Overview of numerical methods
  • Introduction to Matlab. Part 1
  • Introduction to Matlab. Part 2
  • Introduction to new terminology
Readings
  • Lecture notes: spectroscopy methods
  • Lecture notes: microscopy methods
  • Research methods terminology glossary
  • Module summary
Practice Exercises
  • Self-evaluation quiz
  • Self-evaluation quiz
  • Self-evaluation quiz
  • Smart materials: research methods. Assessment

Videos
  • Introduction to microfluidics
  • Integration of lab on chip and smart materials
  • Fabrication of microfluidic devices: helpful hints
  • Experimental microfluidic setup
  • Synthesis of nanoparticles in microfluidic chips
  • Nonequilibrium behavior and confinement
  • Making a model of a microfluidic process
  • Simulation of microfluidic interactions
  • Introduction to new term
Readings
  • Useful links
  • Soft matter & lab on a chip
  • Microfluidic devices: fabrication, operation, and simulation
  • Lab on chip: learn new terminology
  • Module summary
Practice Exercises
  • Microfluidics overview
  • Lab ob chip fabrication quiz
  • Self-evaluation test
  • Numerical simulation quiz
  • Background of smart materials assessment

Videos
  • Shape memory materials. Part 1
  • Shape memory materials. Part 2
  • Shape memory materials. Part 3
  • Soft matter overview
  • Introduction to target drug delivery
  • Soft matter materials in biomedicine
  • Liquid crystals
  • Advanced materials with quantum dots
  • Introduction to new terms
Readings
  • Useful links
  • Smart properties of soft matter
  • Liquid crystals & quantum dots: smart properties
  • Learn new terminology
  • Module summary
  • Afterword and course conclusions
Practice Exercises
  • Self-evaluation test
  • Soft matter quiz
  • Liquid crystals & quantum dots quiz
  • Applications of smart materials
  • Final course assessment

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