Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2026	357008	Special Topics on Biomimetic Engineering	1	3.0	3	★	Ren-Jei Chung Yang Wei	GBBE GCEB	36	0	生化所和化工所合開

Course Plan：

Instructor	Yang Wei　Office Hours
Email	wei38@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-12-10 11:08:54
Course Objective	“Biomimetic Engineering” is a kind of knowledge transferring from biology to engineering technology. After billions of years of evolution, it has been proven that the biological system is highly efficient and sustainable. In this course, the latest progress in Biomimetic Engineering will be introduced. It will bring us revolutionary breakthroughs if we learn from nature and apply it to technology. The topics covered in this course will include (1) an introduction to bioinspiration, (2) biofabrication, (3) biomacromolecules, and (4) biomaterials and their application in bioinspired engineering.
Course Schedule	Week1 Introduction to Biological (Natural) Materials Week2 Basic Building Blocks: Amino acid, proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, minerals Week3 Cells: structure and functions Week4 Bio-mineralization Week5 Silicate-based Composites: Diatoms, sea sponges Week6 Calcium carbonate-based Composite: Mollusk shells, crustacean exoskeletons Week7 Calcium phosphate-based Composite: Bone and teeth Week8 Biological Polymers and Polymer-based Composites Week9 midterm report Week10 Cellular Solids (Foams) Week11 Functional Biological Materials I: Adhesion and attachment Week12 Functional Biological Materials II: Surface properties Week13 Functional Biological Materials III: Optical properties Week14 Bio-inspired and biomimetic materials: engineering approaches Week15 Molecular-based Biomimetic Week16-19 Final Presentation/Project
Evaluation and grading policy	1. Class performance/absence 40% 2. Regular reports 50% 3. Final reports 10% *This course involves extensive discussions and research presentations, and students who enroll must be engaged in biomaterials-related research.
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No Biological Materials Science: Biological Materials, Bio-inspired Materials and Biomaterials/ M.A. Meyers and P.-Y. Chen. Cambridge University Press. 2014. pp1.630.
The access to curricular consultation	1. Office hour 2. Line group
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG14：水下生命（Life below Water） SDG15：陸域生命（Life on Land）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
Note	Due to the epidemic, we might be continuously revising the teaching methods: (1) Google Meet would be used for distance learning. (2) The course URL will be provided in Taipei Tech i-School. (3) Contact the teacher at rjchung@ntut.edu.tw/wei38@ntut.edu.tw.