| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials | BMM214 | Turkish | Compulsory | 4. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
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| Goals | The goal of this subject is to teach the physical and biological principles that serve as the scientific basis for understanding the interactions of biological molecules, cells and biomaterial surfaces. To teach the fabrication and characterization methods of biomaterials and prostheses. |
| Course Content | Biomedical Materials concept, Biomaterials definition, classification and principles, Biomaterials Production techniques, Biomaterials characterization and structure analysis, Medical biomaterials, Biocompatibility concept, Investigation of biomaterial’s biocompatibility, Implant biomaterials interaction with cell and tissue and immune response, polymeric biomedical materials, recent developments about biomedical materials field. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Understand the fundamental principles of biomaterials and their properties. |
| 2 | Apply modern analytical techniques for characterization of biomaterials. |
| 3 | Apply computational techniques to biomaterials. |
| 4 | Understand the surface properties and toxicity. |
| 5 | Learn the processes analysis and calculate costs. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to basic concepts of biomaterials sciences | Class Hours |
| 2. Week | Classification of materials used in medicine | Class Hours |
| 3. Week | Polymeric materials | Class Hours |
| 4. Week | Ceramic materials | Class Hours |
| 5. Week | Metals | Class Hours |
| 6. Week | Alloys | Class Hours |
| 7. Week | Surface modification, Surface-protein interaction | Class Hours |
| 8. Week | Surface modification, Surface-protein interaction | Class Hours |
| 9. Week | Acute wound healing, Blood clothing, Inflammation | Class Hours |
| 10. Week | Sterilization and implant associated infections | Class Hours |
| 11. Week | Biomaterial characterization techniques, Surface Coating | Class Hours |
| 12. Week | Hydrogels, Biodegradable polymers | Class Hours |
| 13. Week | Application of biomaterials in medicine and biology as artificial organs | Class Hours |
| 14. Week | Application of biomaterials in orthopedics and dentistry | Class Hours |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To gain students application skills in the field of Biomedical Engineering by making them use knowledge in health sciences and engineering | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | To provide development and design skills of all components or single component of a medical device, software or product used in medical field to students under the realistic conditions | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | To provide identification, modeling and solving skills by engineering approaches of a problem observed in medicine | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | To gain occupational responsibility and ethical awareness. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | To be able to communicate verbally and orally. To be able to use a foreign language in professional career. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Awareness of necessity of life-long learning ; to gain ability to reach the knowledge, following the recent developments in science and technology and continously self renovating. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final | 1 | 55 | 55 | |
| Total Workload | 127 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
