BME442 Polymer based biomaterials
Course Objective: To understand the fundamentals of synthesis and processing of polymers, their characterization and applications in biomedical and regenerative engineering.
Instructor: Cevat Erişken, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Office 175/5, Tel 0(312)-292-4083, cerisken@etu.edu.tr, http://cerisken.etu.edu.tr
TA: Ece Bayrak, Technology Center, Biomaterials Lab 201, Tel 0(312)-292-4579, ece.bayrak08@gmail.com
Textbook: Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers, 2014, Edited by Sangamesh G. Kumbar, Cato T. Laurencin, Meng Deng
Course Description: This course is designed to motivate student learning for the application of polymer-based biomaterials in the field of biomedical engineering, with emphasis on understanding their synthesis, processing, characterization and application. This course will cover some of the widely used synthetic and natural polymers including polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, chitosan, polyacetals, dendrimers, elastomers, degradable hydrogels, non-degradable polymers (polyethylene, polyurethane, polymethylmetacrylate), etc. During the semester we will discuss these topics in the context of polymeric biomaterials for wound healing and orthopedic tissue regeneration applications. Students will contribute to discussions through performing market search on relevant products (hydrogels), and proposing novel bioactive constructs (grafts, scaffolds) for their applications, as well as identify methods for characterization and production. .
Grading: Mid-term 1 : 20% Mid-term 2 : 20% Quizzes : 10% Presentation & Discussions : 20% Final : 30%
Week 1 (7, 10 Sep 15) - Introduction, concepts in polymers Week 2 (14, 17 Sep 15) - Processing of polymers (Ch. 1) Week 3 (21, 24 Sep 15) - Kurban Bayramı Week 4.1 (28 Sep 15) - Processing and Properties of polymers (Ch. 20) Week 4.2 (1 Oct 15) - Chitosan (Ch. 5)
Week 5.1 (5 Oct 15) - Mid-term 1
Week 5.2 (8 Oct 15) - Future Medicine Symposium Week 6.1 (12 Oct 15) - Chitosan and controlled release from polymers (Ch. 5) Week 6.2 (15 Oct 15) - Extracellular matrix based biomaterials (Ch. 14) Week 7.1 (19 Oct 15) - Week 7.2 (22 Oct 15) - Week 8.1 (26 Oct 15) - Hydrogels Week 8.2 (29 Oct 15) - Independence Day Week 9.1 (2 Nov 15) - Musculoskeletal tissue engineering Week 9.2 (5, Nov 15) - Non-degradable polymers - polyurethanes (Ch. 18, Ch. 7)
Week 10.1 (9 Nov 15) - Mid-term 2
Week 10.2 (12 Nov 15) - Polylactic acid, polycaprolactone (Ch. 6, Ch. 9) Week 11.1 (16 Nov 15) - Polymeric biomaterials in orthopedic tissue engineering Week 11.2 (19 Nov 15) - 3D printing - polymer shaping for scaffolding Week 12.1 (23 Nov 15) - Dendrimers (Ch. 15) Week 12.2 (30 Nov 15) - Optional Topic
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Cevat Erisken, Ph.D. |
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TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Biomedical Engineering Department |
