Week 13 — Biodesign & Engineered Living Materials

This week covers designing, programming, and fabricating engineered living materials — such as self-healing concretes, adaptive biofilms, and responsive biomaterials — by integrating genetic circuit design, materials science, and bioprocess engineering.

Lecture (Tues, Apr 28)

Biodesign & Engineered Living Materials; Frugal Science
Manu Prakash, David Kong

(The recording will be posted here when available)

Recitation (Wed, Apr 29)

Printing mycelium in Bambu Labs X1 Carbon 3D printer
Ren Ramlan

(The recording and slides will be posted here when available)

Lab (Thurs-Fri, Apr 30 - May 1)


Lab: (Final Project work)


Homework: Work on your Final Project
Present it May 12 (MIT/Harvard) or May 13 (Committed Listeners)

Reading & Resources (click to expand)

Subsections of Week 13 (Apr 28)

Lab (Week 13) — Final Project Labwork

No Lab Assignment this week.

Final Project Lab time available

If your final project requires lab work, you can schedule a block of lab time this week.