Implantable Materials Lab

BME 38300/ 1 Cr.

BME 38300 is a corequisite course to BME 38100, supplementing the basic science of BME 38100 with quantitative, analytical examples and problems related to fundamental engineering principles in implantable materials. Topics include: microstructure, phase transformation, processing and design issues related to major engineering materials used for implantation purposes.

• Available Online: No
• Credit by Exam: No
• Laptop Required: No

Prerequisites/Co-requisites:

P: BME 24100 and CHEM-C 106. C: BME 38100.

Textbooks

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 8th Ed. by W. D. Callister, Jr., (2009), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-470-41997-7

Instruction Goal

To develop the engineering principles behind the microstructure-property-processing relationship in implantable materials.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Better understand interactions between implantable biomaterials and tissues [1]
• Know how to select and use basic in vitro/in vivo compatibility tests to evaluate tissue response [1,2,6]
• Know how to characterize the interfaces between the implant and biosystems. [1,6]

Topics

• Overview of implantable materials & their biological responses
• Analysis of interactions between implantable materials and tissue
• Applying in vitro and in vivo compatibility tests
• Applying fundamental engineering tools to characterize interactions between implants and tissue