COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOCERAMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 4046 BIOCERAMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI AYDIN GÖKTAŞ

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform basic principles, application and useage areas of bioceramics . To give knowledge about biomaterial concepts. To describe diverse bioceramic types. To acquaint processes and production processes of bioceramics. To give information providing to choose the right materials in design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe bioceramic materials, basic properties and useage areas
2   To understand biocompatible concepts and interaction mechanisms with textures
3   To be able to describe the production and applicationmethods of bioceramic materials
4   To investigate forming reactions during bioceramic processes and to gain its interpretation ability
5   To have the ability to choose the right materizls and to determine the design criteria for medicine and dental application of bioceramics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Bioceramics, structure of ceramic and glasses, usage of ceramics as biomaterials,
2 Bioceramic types ; bioinert, bioactive, biodegradable ceramics,
3 Bioactive glass and glassceramics, clinical applications
4 Bioceramics coating processes ; hydroxyapatites, bioactive glasses, alumina -zirconia composites
5 Hydroxyapatites ; porous and dense HA, calcium phosphates, threecalciumphosphates, HA- coatings, scinical applications,
6 Bioceramic applications ; dental implants, orthopedic, surgical, joint prosthesis,
7 Nanobiomaterials
8 Assignment- presentation, evaluation
9 Assignment- presentation, evaluation
10 Biocompatible, bioeffective, biomedian concepts,
11 Microstructure, skeleton, hard tissue, structure characteristics and modelling of bioceramics,
12 Assignment- presentation, evaluation
13 Design criteria and right material choosing in bioceramic applications
14 General evaluation, discussion, advice and suggestions

Recomended or Required Reading

Joan Park, Bioceramics; Properties, Characterization and Applications, Springer Verlag, ISBN-13,9780387095448,ISBN-10,0387095446, 376 p
Springer, Berlin,2008

Antoniac,L.Vasile, Handbook of Bioceramics and Biocomposites1386p, ISBN 978-3-319-12459-9,1st Eddition, Springer Int.Publishing, 2016

James, F. Shackeford, Bioceramics: Applications of Ceramic and Glass Materials in Medicine Trans Tech Pubblications, 1999

L.L. Hensch, Introduction to Bioceramics, ISBN-10-9781908977151, 620p.,2nd eddition,ICP publishing,2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

formal education, presentations
If the homework and reports are cited without referencedirectly from another source or quoted directly from other students, the relevant study is excluded from the evaluation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + ASG * 0.15 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + ASG * 0.15 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes ; 1-5 All exams questions
Presentations ; 1,3,4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University,named Principles of Education and Examination Practice

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aydin.goktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The student counseling hours are stated in the weekly course Schedule at the door of the academic staff

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparing Presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midtherm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1234332
LO.22322
LO.344334
LO.42232
LO.543534323

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