EMA 5584 – Biomaterials Science

Fall 2004

Instructor: Eric T. Crumpler, Ph.D.

Class: MW 11:40 – 12:55

Room: EAS 2440

Office Hours: M–R, 1-2 PM, F by appt. (EAS 2613)

Phone: 305 348 -1864

E-mail: etcpler@eng.fiu.edu

PREREQUISITES: EGN 3365, EMA 3702

OBJECTIVE: Introduce materials, methods and applications in design of medical devices. Gain an understanding of functionality, host reaction and interactions, and material stability. Emphasis is placed on integration of fundamental chacterization, material property estimation, product design and development. Integration of societal issues, such as engineering ethics, environmental and safety considerations, and impact of technology on society are addressed in the context of case studies.

TEXT: "Biomaterials Science:An Introduction to Materials in Medicine" Ed. Buddy D. Ratner/Allan S. Hoffman/ Frederick J. Schoen/Jack E. Lemons, 2^nd Edition, Academic Press, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTS:

Biomedical Engineering Handbook

Principles of Tissue Engineering

Course Grading: Exam 1 (27 OCT) 25%

Exam 2 (17 NOV) 25%

Presentation (29 NOV, 1, 6, 8 DEC)

20%

Final Report (15 Dec) 30%

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100%