The Huli Materials Lab is broadly interested in fabricating and characterizing traditionally difficult to handle materials, such as ultrathin polymer films (< 100 nm), biofilms, and engineered living materials. Our laboratory name, Huli Materials Lab, comes from the hua ʻōlelo (Hawaiian word), huli. Huli means to study, to change, and is a part of kalo (taro) that is replanted into the ground to produce new kalo. Kalo is a highly sustainable food source and traditional food staple for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian people). Our group is inspired by the innate sustainability of the huli kalo cycle to develop new methods to fabricate and characterize sustainable polymeric materials for applications in biotechnology, sensing, and protection. Our work is highly collaborative and multidisciplinary, combining expertise from mechanics, engineering, microbiology, materials science, and polymer physics.
BMEN 2010 - Biomaterials
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Spring 2024
Introduces the science and engineering of biomaterials, with an emphasis on biomechanical aspects. Addresses the design, fabrication, testing, applications and performance of synthetic and natural materials that are used in a wide variety of biomedical prosthetics, implants and devices. In addition to attending lectures, students will conduct a laboratory experiment and a case study. Recommended restriction: for students in fourth semester of Biomedical Engineering curriculum or higher.
CHEN 3320 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Applies thermodynamic principles to nonideal systems, phase equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, power generation, refrigeration, and chemical processes.
CHEN 5919 - Special Topics in CHBE
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Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
May be repeated up to 5 total credit hours.
