COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 5052 POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AYLIN ALBAYRAK

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Biomedical Tehnologies (English)
Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies
Metallurgical and Material Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the graduate students polymeric biomaterials who might use them in designing their researchs or projects. This course consists of two parts: Part I: Polymers as Biomaterials and Part II: Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications of Polymers. The types of polymers used for medical purposes and modification of polymers to increase their biocompatibility are covered in the first part. The applications of the two major groups of biomaterials, natural and synthetic biomaterials, are also discussed. Part II deals with utilization of polymeric biomaterials in tissue engineering, dental surgery, skin graft polymers, medical adhesives and textiles. Finally, each student will be asked to give two seminars on the covered subjects from the recent papers in the literature and their evaluations will affect the success of the student.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend fundamental principles of polymeric biomaterials.
2   Predict the possible application areas of polymeric biomaterials according to their structures and properties.
3   Interpret the structure-property relationship of polymeric biomaterials.
4   Explain and discuss the related topics via oral presentations and class discussions.
5   Recognize the contributions of different disciplines on the success of the covered topics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Biomimetics, Silicones as Biomaterials 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Biomimetics 1.3. Biomedical application of silicones
2 Biodegradable Polymers 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Biodegradation 2.3. Properties of biodegradable polymers
3 Hydrogels 3.1. Preperation 3.2. Properties 3.3. Medical applications of hydrogels 3.4. Pharmaceutical applications of hydrogels
4 Mucoadhesive Polymers 4.1. Noncovalent binding mucoadhesive polymers 4.2. Covalent binding mucoadhesive polymers 4.3. Multifunctional mucoadhesive polymers
5 Polymers for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds 5.1. Tissue engineering and the concept of the scaffold 5.2. Polymers for tissue engineering
6 Dental Applications of Polymers 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Testing and evaluation of materials for dentistry
7 Textil-Based Biomaterials for Surgical Applications 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Wound closure biomaterials
8 Midterm Exam
9 Bioabsorbable Polymers for Medical Applications 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Bioabsorbable synthetic polymers and their properties 9.3. Surgical applications of bioabsorbable implants
10 10. Adhesives for Medical Applications 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Pressure sensitive adhesives 10.3. Tissue adhesives
11 Student literature presentations on the covered topics
12 Student literature presentations on the covered topics
13 Student literature presentations on the covered topics
14 Student literature presentations on the covered topics

Recomended or Required Reading

Severian Dumitriu, Polymeric Biomaterials, ISBN: 0-8247-0569-6, Marcel Dekker,Inc., New York, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures, exams, assignments and student oral presentations on homeworks.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm: LO1, LO2, LO3
Assignments and assignment presentations: LO1, LO4, LO5
Final exam: LO1, LO2, LO3

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: aylin.albayrak@deu.edu.tr
phone: 0 232 3017383

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.223332333232332
LO.323332333232332
LO.423332333232332
LO.523332333232332

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