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 ZIYLAN

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies
Biomedical Tehnologies (English)
M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
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 four main parts: 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, wound healing and drup delivery systems. Also, thermal, chemical and biological characterizations are covered in the third part. As the last part, the interaction of polymeric biomaterials with the environment is discussed. Finally, each student are asked to give two seminars on the covered subjects from the recent papers in the literature and their evaluations 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.
6   Improve the ability to search and summarize the literature on polymeric biomaterials.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Information on Polymers 1.1. Classification of polymers 1.2. Thermal properties 1.3. Mechanical properties
2 General Terminology for Biopolymers and Applications 2.1. Biocompatibility 2.2. Biodegradation 2.3. Bioactivity
3 Biodegradable Polymers and Their Properties 3.1. Natural polymers 3.2. Synthetic polymers 3.3. Structures and properties of biodegradable polymers 3.4. Enzymatic degradation 3.5. Hydrolytic degradation 3.6. Application fields
4 Wound Healing Biomaterials 4.1. Natural solutions 4.2. Synthetic membranes
5 Student literature presentations on the covered topics
6 Polymers for Tissue Engineering 6.1. Components of tissue engineering and tissue scaffolds 6.2. Polymers used in tissue engineering 6.3. Application fields
7 Student literature presentations on the covered topics
8 Midterm Exam
9 Drug Delivery Systems 9.1. Diffusion controlled systems 9.2. Water penetration controlled systems 9.3. Biodegradable systems 9.4. Responsive systems
10 Student literature presentations on the covered topics
11 Characterization of Biomaterials 11.1. Thermal characterizatiom methods 11.2. Chemical characterizatiom methods 11.3. Biocompatibility tests
12 Student literature presentations on the covered topics
13 Biodegradable Polymers and the Environment 13.1. Testing compostability 13.2. Testing anaerobic biodegradation 13.3. Testing biodegradation in soil
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, LO6
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

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.142
LO.23335
LO.344
LO.45
LO.55
LO.6

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