Soft Materials

Specialisation in Materials Science and Engineering, MSc

Explore the diversity of soft materials, a broad group that sits between solids and liquids. This includes polymers, biopolymers, biological tissues, gels, powders, and composites in various forms. 

Overview

  • Educational areaMechanical Engineering
  • LanguageEnglish
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You will investigate the structure and fundamental principles of soft materials, polymer processing and recycling, as well as paints and adhesives. More advanced applications for soft materials that you can explore also include drug delivery, flexible electronics and bio-based plastics.

The breadth of use for soft materials opens up a very wide group of industries where your expertise will be in demand globally. Such materials are found across sectors including packaging, pharmaceuticals, paints, biomedical devices, and much more.

Requirements

The requirements for the Master's programme Materials Science and Engineering apply to this specialisation.

How to select a specialisation

You may choose this specialisation after you have been admitted and enrolled. Only one specialisation can be selected.