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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS BMT 5022 BIOMATERIALS: CELL-SURFACE INTERACTIONS 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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN ŞENDEMIR ÜRKMEZ

Offered to

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

Course Objective

To teach the definition and properties of biomaterials; to teach the main principles of materials science and engineering; to evaluate the biomedical use and applications of engineering materials; to investigate the properties of biological materials; to define biocompatibility, and to evaluate the biocompatibilities of several biomaterials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the fundamental concepts in materials science 2   Learn the applications of engineering materials in biomedical field 3   Learn methods of evaluating biocompatibility

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Properties of materials (chemical, physical, mechanical, electrical, thermal) 2 Metals used as biomaterials 3 Polymers used as biomaterials 4 Ceramics and Composites used as biomaterials 5 Biological materials 6 Hydrogels and Smart materials 7 Midterm 8 Biodegradable materials 9 Immune and inflammatory reactions to biomaterials 10 Biocompatibility 11 Cell - biomaterial interactions 12 Blood compatibility of materials 13 Tissue engineering 14 Drug delivery systems Standards and testing of biomaterials

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 5 70 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12 Preparing assignments 1 12 12 Quiz etc. 1 1 1 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 4 4 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 4 4 LO.2 3 3 3 4 4 3 LO.3 2 5 5