SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOMATERIALS

BME514

Course Code: BME514
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn to design biomaterial.
Have an ability on new idea for improvement of biomaterial performances.
Have knowledge on advanced biomaterial.
Reseach articles, conclude results and design experimental set-up.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Advanced biomaterials in biomedical applications, relation of tissue and biomaterial. Blood and biomaterial interactions, biological mechanisms. Immune system response to biomaterials and inflammation. Detailed coverage of special biomaterial applications will be selected by the teaching staff.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Polymeric Biomaterials-Sythesis and characterizations-
2^nd Week	Metallic Biomaterials
3^rd Week	Ceramic Biomaterials
4^th Week	Composites
5^th Week	Nano-coating and characterisation
6^th Week	Mechanical and physcochemical properties-tests
7^th Week	Biomaterial-tissue interactions- Tests
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Advanced Biomaterial, Processing of Nanomaterials
10^th Week	Smart Biomaterials
11^th Week	Biomaterials in biomedical engineering
12^th Week	Biomaterials in biomedical engineering
13^th Week	Biomaterials in biomedical engineering
14^th Week	Project Presentation

Recommended or Required Reading

(1)An Introduction to Materials in Medicine, B.D. Ratner, A.S. Hoffman, F.J. Schoen, J.E. Lemans, Academic Press, 1996
(2)Joon B. Park ve Roderic S. Lakes "Biomaterials : An Introduction." 2. Baskı, Kluwer Academic, 1992
(3)Materials Science and Engineering, W.D. Callister, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2007
(4)Joon B. Park ve Joseph D. Bronzino "Biomaterials: Principles And Applications.", CRC Press, 2003

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Project
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	10
Project	1	20
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	72	72
Preparation for Quiz	2	12	24
Individual or group work	2	3	6
Preparation for Final exam	1	24	24
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	11	11
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	72	72
Homework	2	12	24
Project	1	12	12
Total Work Load			287
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.56
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3				X
K4	X	X	X
K5
K6				X
K7				X
K8