CHAPTER 2. Materials Science and Engineering of the Low Temperature Sensitive Liposome (LTSL): Composition-Structure-Property Relationships That Underlie its Design and Performance

2013 ◽  
pp. 33-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Needham ◽  
Mark W. Dewhirst
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Composition Structure ◽  
And Performance

Proposal for a Generic Materials Processing Course

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 35-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merton C. Flemings ◽  
Klavs F. Jensen ◽  
Andreas Mortensen
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Materials Processing ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Specific Subject ◽  
Amorphous Phases ◽  
Property Relations ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
The Subject

In the early 1950s when “materials science” was beginning to take shape in the minds of educators in materials departments, discussions were heated on the subject of how (and whether) intellectually rich courses could be developed with such broad coverage. It was argued by many that materials are too complex and vary too greatly from one another in their properties and in their applications to be treated in a single course. These individuals argued that if “materials” was to be taught, then it would have to be in courses or segments of courses broken down by materials classes-metals, ceramic, polymers, semiconductors.A full generation of faculty has passed through our ranks since those days, and the arguments regarding teaching of at least the beginning materials science subjects are now muted and perhaps moot. Few materials departments begin today with a materials-specific subject (e.g., metallurgy, ceramics) for either their own students or as a service subject for other engineering departments. Most begin with a subject in materials science or materials science and engineering that deals generically with all materials for at least a major portion of the subject. Examples are drawn from individual materials classes, and emphasis may shift to individual materials classes as the subject progresses.The key to development of these subjects, and the intellectual foundation on which they rest, is structure and structure-property relations. We can understand, and teach, how the building blocks of materials (atoms, molecules, grains, amorphous phases, etc.) fit together to build macroscopic structures.

Specific Materials Science and Engineering Education

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W. Readey
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Structure And Properties ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Materials Engineering ◽  
Metallurgical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Common Interests

Forty years ago there were essentially no academic departments with titles of “Materials Science” or “Materials Engineering.” There were, of course, many materials departments. They were called “Metallurgy,” “Metallurgical Engineering,” “Mining and Metallurgy,” and other permutations and combinations. There were also a small number of “Ceramic” or “Ceramic Engineering” departments. Essentially none included “polymers.” Over the years titles have evolved via a route that frequently followed “Mining and Metallurgy,” to “Metallurgical Engineering,” to “Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering,” and finally to “Materials Science and Engineering.” The evolution was driven by recognition of the commonality of material structure-property correlations and the concomitant broadening of faculty interests to include other materials. However, the issue is not department titles but whether a single degree option in materials science and engineering best serves the needs of students.Few proponents of materials science and engineering dispute the necessity for understanding the relationships between processing (including synthesis), structure, and properties (including performance) of materials. However, can a single BS degree in materials science and engineering provide the background in these relationships for all materials and satisfy the entire market now served by several different materials degrees?The issue is not whether “Materials Science and Engineering” departments or some other academic grouping of individuals with common interests should or should not exist.

Views on a Comprehensive Materials Science and Engineering Education Program

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
G.J. Abbaschian ◽  
P.H. Hollow
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Processing Application ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Evolutionary Growth

Educational programs in materials science and engineering (MSE) departments must be comprehensive, addressing the main theme of structure-property-processing-application relationships in all materials. In addition, the programs must be dynamic in order to improve materials according to the requirements of our society. Dynamic materials limits and societal needs require the materials field to change constantly over relatively short times. In this respect, education in MSE differs substantially from that in traditional departments such as chemistry, physics, mechanical and chemical engineering, and even the more narrow fields of metallurgical, ceramics and polymer engineering.It may be argued that all departments, scientific or engineering, are dynamic because they are constantly changing and maturing. Obviously, though, departments close to maturity change less rapidly than young departments. MSE, a young department, is changing rapidly from both steady evolutionary growth as well as quantum changes in scope (e.g., electronic materials). In fact, advances in MSE have necessitated a redefinition of scope for other fields. A good example is the field of computers and communication, which is directly tied to the growth, processing, and characterization of high purity semiconductor materials. The opposite is true as well (e.g., high transition temperature superconducting materials). The old adage of “a good design will be limited by the materials available” is true. As such, MSE plays a dual role—simultaneously advancing and impeding progress in other areas of science and engineering.

scholarly journals Cultivation of Instrumental Analysis Ability for Postgraduates Majoring in Materials Science and Engineering

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Bo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Instrument Analysis ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Metal Materials ◽  
Composition Structure

<p>Materials science and engineering, as a major of materials, mainly trains students to have professional abilities in the fields of metal materials science and engineering. The major has strong theoretical basic knowledge and humanistic feelings. The major of materials science and engineering mainly studies the composition, structure, processing technology, performance and application of materials. During the research tasks of graduate students, it is necessary to test the properties of materials, characterize the morphology and structure of materials, explore and analyze the formation and preparation mechanism of materials. According to the different research directions of materials, the use and requirements of experimental instruments are different. Therefore, setting up corresponding instrument analysis courses for graduate students majoring in materials and cultivating instrument analysis ability are the key links in the training of graduate students majoring in materials science and engineering.</p>

Materials in Sports a New Concept for the Teaching of Materials Science and Engineering

1985 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn J. Ebert ◽  
Gary M. Michal
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
First Year ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Sporting Activities ◽  
Common Items

ABSTRACTMost sports equipment in common use today represents highly developed engineering structures. Many of the equipment items have evolved empirically, but nonetheless can be used to illustrate basic principles of materials engineering, applied mechanics and kinetics. Using the most common items of sports equipment (footballs, tennis racquets, vaulting poles, etc.), a new course has been developed which introduces first year science and engineering students to materials science and engineering, as well as basic engineering, using a medium they can relate to personally—sports. Emphasis is placed upon the factors which make the equipment functional. These factors include both the basic materials from which the equipment is made and its fundamental design. Detailed treatment is given to the origin of the various species of materials. The processing used to produce the full spectrum of properties required of the various equipment items and the important structure-property relations in the equipment's use are presented. “Hands-on” experiments, guest lectures by world authorities in several fields of sporting activities and equipment use demonstrations compliment the lecture-recitations of the course.

Materials Education—A Challenge

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
R. Abbaschian
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Exciting Field ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Technological Leadership ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
And Performance

The recent study by the National Research Council, entitled Materials Science and Engineering for the 1990s—Maintaining Competitiveness in the Age of Materials, has identified materials science and engineering as an intellectually exciting field crucial to the success of U.S. industries, economy, and defense. The study surveys the needs of eight industries (aerospace, automotive, biomaterials, chemical, electronics, energy, metals, and telecommunications), which employ more than seven million people and have sales in excess of $1.4 trillion. The survey shows the industries' critical requirements for new, improved, more economical materials and processes. Similar needs are documented in such public sector areas as defense, energy, transportation, space, and health. Despite the fact that their economic performance and technological leadership within the global market vary widely, these industries consistently identify materials science and engineering as vital to their ability to maintain or improve their international competitiveness. In every case, the survey indicates a clear need to produce and fabricate new and traditional materials with improved quality and economy. It is also evident that the United States currently leads in certain materials-related areas, but adequate resources, planning, and training are required to maintain this leadership role.In terms of manpower and educational needs, the study emphasizes the need for more educated personnel to meet current and future opportunities, and recommends basing undergraduate courses and programs in materials science and engineering on the four basic elements of materials science and engineering—synthesis and processing, structure, properties, and performance — and on the relationships among them. The study further recommends that undergraduate materials education be centered in materials departments, and that these departments interact strongly with other science and engineering departments to develop interdisciplinary materials-related educational programs.

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