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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ADVANCED BIOMATERIALS BME608 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITDoctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Professor Dilek Çökeliler Serdaroğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Introduce biodegradable, biomimetic & smart design approaches to biomaterial engineering
2) To introduce regulatory and ethical concerns dealing with the implementation and commercialization of biomaterials
3) Provide graduate-level foundation on contemporary biomaterial principles
4) Read, understand and assimilate papers, publications and lectures in the biomaterials / develop analysis and critical thinking skills for the evaluation of relevant literature
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the polymers & biodegradable polymers
2nd Week Test of biodegradability
3rd Week Introduction to the smart biomaterials & shape memory materials
4th Week Classification on the basis of stimuli
5th Week Smart hyrogels, characterisations and medical applications
6th Week Smart nanoassemblies and nanoparticles with medical applications
7th Week Multi-stimuli-responsive systems
8th Week Smart surfaces & micro- and nanopatterning processes
9th Week Biomimetic approaches
10th Week Smart nanofibers
11th Week Regulations in biomaterials
12th Week Ethical concerns in biomaterials
13th Week Project presentation
14th Week Project presentation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING"Smart Biomaterial" edited by Mitsuhiro Ebara, Yohei Kotsuchibashi, Ravin Narain, Naokazu Idota, Young-Jin Kim, John M. Hoffman, Koichiro Uto, Takao Aoyagi,2014
" Biodegradable Polymer-Based Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering " edited by Naznin Sultana ,2013
Internet and library files
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment120
Quiz115
Total(%)65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)35
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam17272
Preparation for Quiz11212
Individual or group work236
Preparation for Final exam12424
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam11111
Laboratory (including preparation)000
Final exam19696
Homework12424
Total Workload287
Total Workload / 309,56
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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