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TFTB07 Biomaterials, 5 p (sw)
/Biomaterial/

Advancement level:
D

Aim:
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge about materials in medicine and problems related to the close apposition between non-self materials and blood or tissues.

Prerequisites:
Engineering Biology study year 3 (TB3) and TFYY01 Chemical surface physics, TBME60 System physiology, or equivalent skills.

Course organization:
Lectures, seminars, and project works.

Course content:
Definitions. Materials classes and their properties. General applications. Dental materials. Ophtalmologic applications. Titanium as a biomaterial. Physiology. Immune response (briefly). Protein adsorption. Coagulation- and immune responses at interfaces. Tissue engineering. Surface modifications. Surface analysis. Biological analytical tools. Clinical relevance.

Course literature:
Ratner, Buddy D., Hoffman, Allen S., Schoen, Frederick J., Lemons, Jack E.,: Biomaterials Science, an Introduction to Materials in Medicine, Academic Press Inc.1996, ISBN 0-12- 582460-2. Handouts. The web.

Course language is swedish.

 
 

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