Course
title: Biomedical and Dental Graft Materials
Department of Biomedical Engineering
BME 413
Spring
2010
Meetings: Monday 10:00 – 11:50 Room: A-206
Friday 12:00 – 12:50 Room:
B-319
Instructor: Prof. Dr. A. Cuneyt Tas
www.cuneyttas.com
Office
hours: Anytime; all days; when I am in my office
(you can also
reach me at my labs = Floor -1, No: A204
and Floor -3, No: 105)
Textbook: The Chemistry of Medical and Dental Materials
John W. Nicholson
2002
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN (online): 978-1-84755-205-1
Available
at the university bookstore (sosyal tesis)
to purchase!
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/eBooks/2002/9780854045723.asp
Course content:
Introduction:
Synthetic materials in medicine
(Surgical uses of
biomaterials, orthopedic joint replacement, tendons and ligaments,
cardiovascular implants, ophthalmic implants, dentistry, wound dressings and
artificial skin, facial implants, breast implants, ear ossicles)
Polymers:
acrylic bone
cements, polyurethanes and hydrogels
Ceramics:
bioactive
glasses, alumina, zirconia, pyrolytic
carbon
Metals:
metal ions
in the body, dental amalgams
Dental
Materials: composite resins, cements, glass-ionomers,
aesthetic dental restoratives, prosthetic materials, endodontic
and orthodontic materials
Biological
Interactions with Materials: biocompatibility, toxicity, cytotoxicity,
hypersensitivity, carcinogenicity, inflammation, granulation tissue formation,
foreign body reaction, fibrosis, interaction with blood, interaction with
proteins, cell adhesion, interaction with hard tissues, osseointegration,
fibrous capsule formation, safety testing of materials
Tissue
Engineering: tissue engineering of skin, articular
cartilage and bone
Grading:
2 Exams (30% each) + 2 Homeworks (5% each) + Final
(30%)