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INSTRUCTOR: M. Prabhakaran
OFFICE: EC 2690 PHONE:
305-220-1368 EMAIL: mprabha@fiu.edu
OFFICE HOURS: TR
TEXT: Biomaterials: An Introduction, 2nd Edition
Park
and Lakes,
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course is intended as a general
introduction to the uses of artificial materials in the human body for the
purposes of aiding healing, correcting deformities, and restoring lost
function. The major goal of the course
is to develop in the student a familiarity with the uses of materials in
medicine and a rational basis for these applications.
By the end of this course, each student
should be able to:
1.
Apply basic engineering techniques to predict and interpret
the structure of solids.
2.
Mathematically, graphically, and qualitatively characterize
and model various forms of material properties.
3.
Mathematically, graphically, and qualitatively characterize
and model the structure-property relationships of biological materials.
4.
Make rational materials choices taking into account
biocompatibility issues.
5.
Make rational materials choices taking into account the
structure-property relationships of the material (metal, ceramic, or polymer).
6.
Make rational materials choices taking into account the
medical application (soft or hard tissue
replacement/augmentation).
7.
Communicate these techniques in written, oral, and graphical
form.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The contents of the course include
biocompatibility, techniques to minimize corrosion or other degradation of
implant materials, principles of materials science as it relates to the use of
materials in the body, and specific uses of materials in various tissues and
organs.
POINTS
DISTRIBUTION: Homework 15%
Exam
I 15%
Exam
II 15%
Final
Exam 25%
Lab
Reports 15%
Term
Paper 15%
BME 4100 BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE FALL 2004
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TENTATIVE
COURSE OUTLINE
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# SESSIONS CHAPTER TOPIC
1 1 Introduction
to Biomaterials
3 2 Structure
of Solids
3 3,4 Characterization
of Materials
3 9 Structure-Property
Relationships of Biological Materials
EXAM I
3 10 Biocompatibility
3 5 Metallic
Implant Materials
2 6 Ceramic
Implant Materials
3 7 Polymeric
Implant Materials
EXAM II
3 11,12 Soft
Tissue Replacement
3 13,14 Hard
Tissue Replacement
1 Term
Paper Presentations
28 total