| NFYD75 | Biomaterials, 5 ECTS-points /BIOMATERIAL/ Advancement level: D | |
| Aim: To give an introduction to materials that are currently used in biomedical applications, to problems related to foreign body reactions (e.g. rejection) and integration between artificial surfaces and living tissues.Prerequisites: Participation in NFYC62 Biophysics, NKEA23 General Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry or equivalent.Course organization: The course consists of lectures, seminars, project/laboratory work guided by a tutor.Course content: Classification of materials and their applications, human physiology, the immune system (briefly), protein structure and function, protein adsorption, the coagulation- and complement systems, biological processes at interfaces, surface modification and analysis, biological assaying, wound healing, and clinical correlations.Course literature: Jonathan Black: Biological Performance of Materials, 2nd edition, Marcel Dekker, New York, lecture notes. | ||
| TEN1 | Written reports, oral alt. written examination 5p. | |