Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
Description
Explores the use of biomolecules as new engineering materials, or as functional interfaces with conventional engineering materials. Topics include biomolecular synthesis, structure, and biological functions; protein design, methods to modify protein structure and function; applications of proteins as materials and as transducers; and goals and opportunities in biomolecular engineering.