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The lecture notes for this course have been transcribed for accessibility. The handwritten notes and corresponding transcribed notes included in the table below contain the same information.

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Gibson, L. J., and M. F. Ashby. Cellular Solids: Structure and Properties. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780521495608. [Preview with Google Books]
Gibson, L. J., M. F. Ashby, and B. A. Harley. Cellular Materials in Nature and Medicine. Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780521195447. [Preview with Google Books]
Ashby, M. F., A. G. Evans, et al. Metal Foams: A Design Guide. Society of Automotive Engineers Incorporated, 2000. ISBN: 9780768005554. [Preview with Google Books]

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LEC #	TOPICS	SLIDES WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTES	SLIDES WITH TRANSCRIBED NOTES
1	Introduction and overview	Lecture 1: Introduction (PDF - 3.2MB)	No transcription version
2	Processing of cellular solids	Lecture 2: Processing (PDF - 2.3MB)	Lecture 2: Processing (PDF - 2.2MB)
3	Structure of sellular solids	Lecture 3: Structure (PDF - 3.9MB)	Lecture 3: Structure (PDF - 1.8MB)
4	Honeycombs: In-plane behaviour	Lecture 4: Honeycombs: In-plane (PDF - 6.2MB)	Lecture 4: Honeycombs: In-plane (PDF - 3.4MB)
5	Honeycombs: Out-of-plane behaviour	Lecture 5: Honeycombs: Out-of-plane (PDF - 2.0MB)	Lecture 5: Honeycombs: Out-of-plane (PDF)
6	Natural honeycombs: Wood, cork	Lecture 6: Wood (PDF - 4.1MB) Lecture 6: Cork (PDF - 4.1MB)	Lecture 6: Wood (PDF - 1.8MB) Lecture 6: Cork (PDF - 3.3MB)
7	Foams: Linear elasticity, strength, densification, fracture	Lecture 7: Foams (PDF - 7.1MB)	Lecture 7: Foams (PDF - 6.3MB)
8	Foams: Mictrostructural design, lattice materials, property charts	Lecture 8: Foam design (PDF - 4.2MB)	Lecture 8: Foam design (PDF - 3.9MB)
9	Foams: Thermal properties	Lecture 9: Thermal properties (PDF - 3.0MB)	Lecture 9: Thermal properties (PDF - 2.1MB)
10	Exam review	No notes	No notes
11	Trabelcular bone	Lecture 11: Trabecular bone (PDF - 3.9MB)	Lecture 11: Trabecular bone (PDF - 3.7MB)
12	Osteoporosis	Lecture 12: Osteoporosis (PDF - 5.0MB)	Lecture 12: Oseoporosis (PDF - 4.1MB)
13	Tissue engineering scaffolds: Processing and properties	Lecture 13: Tissue engineering scaffolds (PDF - 2.5MB)	Lecture 13: Tissue engineering scaffolds (PDF - 1.5MB)
14	Tissue engineering scaffolds case study: Osteochondral scaffold	Lecture 14: Osteochondral scaffold (PDF - 2.7MB)	No transcription version
15	Cell-scaffold interactions: attachment, morphology, contraction, migration, differentiation	Lecture 15: Cell-scaffold interactions (PDF - 4.1MB)	Lecture 15: Cell-scaffold interactions (PDF - 3.5MB)
16	Applications: Energy absorption	Lecture 16: Energy absorption (PDF - 6.4MB)	Lecture 16: Energy absorption (PDF - 5.1MB)
17	Applications: Sandwich panels	Lecture 17: Sandwich panels (PDF - 4.5MB)	Lectures 17: Sandwich panels (PDF - 3.2MB)
18	Natural sandwich structures Density gradients	Lecture 18: Natural sandwich structures (PDF - 1.6MB) Lecture 18: Density gradients (PDF - 7.8MB)	Lecture 18: Natural sandwich structures (PDF - 1.5MB) Lecture 18: Density gradients (PDF - 5.5MB)
19	Hierarchical structure and mechanics of plant materials Biomimicking	Lecture 19: Biomimicking (PDF - 1.8MB)	No transcription version
20	How I became a professor	No notes	No notes

Spring 2014 Guest Lectures

TOPICS	LECTURE SLIDES
Nanofoams Guest lecture: Prof. Mike Demkowicz	Nanofoams notes (PDF) (Courtesy of M. J. Demkowicz. Used with permission.) Nanofoams slides (PDF - 2.6MB) (Courtesy of M. J. Demkowicz. Used with permission.)
Metal foams Guest lecture: Dr. Nihan Tuncer	Cellular materials (PDF - 2.0MB) (Courtesy of Nihan Tuncer. Used with permission.)

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Nanofoams

Guest lecture: Prof. Mike Demkowicz

Nanofoams notes (PDF)
(Courtesy of M. J. Demkowicz. Used with permission.)

Nanofoams slides (PDF - 2.6MB)
(Courtesy of M. J. Demkowicz. Used with permission.)

Metal foams

Guest lecture: Dr. Nihan Tuncer

Cellular materials (PDF - 2.0MB)
(Courtesy of Nihan Tuncer. Used with permission.)

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Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications