Francois Barthelat, McGill University
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Montreal, Quebec
francois.barthelat@mcgill.ca
Office:
(514) 398-6318
Expert In
Bio/Research
At the Biomimetic Materials Lab we study the structure, performance and mechanics of biological materials using a wide range of experimental and modeling techniques. Focus is currently on deformation and fracture, but other functionalities such as self-healing are also studied. In parallel we des...
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Bio/Research
At the Biomimetic Materials Lab we study the structure, performance and mechanics of biological materials using a wide range of experimental and modeling techniques. Focus is currently on deformation and fracture, but other functionalities such as self-healing are also studied. In parallel we design, optimize, fabricate and test new engineering materials inspired form nature. These materials possess new and attractive combinations of properties such as toughness, strength, stiffness and light weight. Other functionalities such as self-healing, adaptivity to stress or actuation and shape morphing can also be incorporated. Nature also show us how to make high-performance sustainable materials with a minimum amount of ingredients and at ambient temperatures and pressures, which can also be recycled an infinite number of times.
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