# Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Materials Science and Engineering
- Teacher: Lorna Gibson
- Term: Spring 2015
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Engineering
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/pages/syllabus/)
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This course reviews the processing and structure of cellular materials as they are created from polymers, metals, ceramics, glasses, and composites, develops models for the mechanical behavior of cellular solids, and shows how the unique properties of honeycombs and foams are exploited in applications such as lightweight structural panels, energy absorption devices and thermal insulation. The applications of cellular solids in medicine include increased fracture risk due to trabecular bone loss in patients with osteoporosis, the development of metal foam coatings for orthopaedic implants, and designing porous scaffolds for tissue engineering that mimic the extracellular matrix. Modelling of cellular materials applied to natural materials and biomimicking is explored. Students taking the graduate version of the class are required to complete additional assignments.

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/6d30df45ae9b), 1 h 6 min (Video)
2. [Lecture 2: Processing of Cellular Solids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/ef2863d2ee2a), 1 h 15 min (Video)
3. [Lecture 3: Structure of Cellular Solids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/018834530acf), 1 h 16 min (Video)
4. [Lecture 4: Honeycombs: In-plane Behavior](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/d9964778191a), 1 h 16 min (Video)
5. [Lecture 5: Honeycombs: Out-of-plane Behavior](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/10b5c34de1d8), 1 h 13 min (Video)
6. [Lecture 6: Natural Honeycombs: Wood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/53d29f233e32), 1 h 19 min (Video)
7. [Lecture 7: Natural Honeycombs: Cork; Foams: Linear Elasticity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/4e4615b1f0a6), 1 h 7 min (Video)
8. [Lecture 8: Foams: Non-linear Elasticity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/5bba94dbd020), 1 h 10 min (Video)
9. [Lecture 9: Foams: Thermal Properties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/fd24d09c2dc4), 59 min (Video)
10. [Lecture 10: Exam Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/24bb02fad698), 1 h 8 min (Video)
11. [Lecture 11: Trabecular Bone and Osteoporosis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/78d511321fad), 1 h 15 min (Video)
12. [Lecture 12: Osteoporosis and Evolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/b21233bc6dde), 1 h 10 min (Video)
13. [Lecture 13: Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Processing and Properties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/9833a9f24bb3), 1 h 13 min (Video)
14. [Lecture 14: Tissue Engineering: Osteochondral Scaffold; How To Write a Paper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/a3d21106d961), 57 min (Video)
15. [Lecture 15: Cell-scaffold Interactions; Energy Absorption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/e4da6ebe2b07), 1 h 14 min (Video)
16. [Lecture 16: Applications: Energy Absorption in Foams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/f85a37008502), 1 h 11 min (Video)
17. [Lecture 17: Sandwich Panels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/99f5ed1e302b), 1 h 15 min (Video)
18. [Lecture 18: Natural Sandwich Structures; Density Gradients](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/f6ff6ec53dd1), 35 min (Video)
19. [Lecture 19: Biomimicking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/8f8b528bf700), 31 min (Video)
20. [Lecture 20: How I Became a Professor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/3-054-cellular-solids-structure-properties-and-applications-spring-2015/3ff2ce114ff6) (YouTube)