BIOL584 ADVANCES IN BIOMATERIALS
| Course Code: |
2380584 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Biology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. VASIF NEJAT HASIRCI |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The most important and novel topics of the biomaterials field are studied in the form of discussion using the latest literature: Testing of biomaterials, biostability, mechanisms of degradation, bio-and hemocompatibility of materials, sterilization of biomedical devices, cell-biomaterial interactions, drug delivery via biodegradable vehicles, hard and soft tissue augmentation, implants, dental applications and bone cements, tissue engineering, biomedical instrumentation and imaging.
