CHEM568 BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
| Course Code: | 2340568 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NESRİN HASIRCI |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course gives the information about the materials used in medical applications in the production of medical devices, implant materials, drug carrier systems and tissue engineering scaffolds.
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- basic materials used in medical applications
- the evaluation of properties of the materials and their comporision
- reaction between the material and the biological media as organ or tissue
Course Content
Classification, and characterization of materials which are used in biomedical area. Metals, metal alloys, ceramics, polymers and their structure-property relationships. Tissue and blood response to implants and their tests.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- choose a material specific to a certain medical application
- compare different properties of materials
- identify a proper material for a specific medical application
- solve biological adverse effects by choosing required material
- analyse material's reactions with tissue
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Graduates of the Chemistry master program can follow scientific literature as well as developments in technology. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Our graduates have critical, analytical and independent thinking abilities. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They have the ability of working independently. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They have ability to analyze and solve problems. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They scientifically contribute to the areas that they have expertise on. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | They have the background to pursue their PhD in both national and international universities. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | They can perform team work. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | They can have active roles in interdisciplinary studies with researchers from different backgrounds. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | They have the ability to interpret the data obtained from interdisciplinary studies and contribute to the existing knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | They have the leadership ability to solve challenges that are faced during the projects. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | They have the ability to present their work orally and in a written text as scientific papers or reports. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | They can speak and write English which is the scientific language. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | They can use the communication technologies to transfer their results. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | They are aware of the ethical values during their studies and transfer their results to scientific society. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution