ECTS - Biomaterials
Biomaterials (MATE460) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Biomaterials | MATE460 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
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| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
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| Course Objectives | To give issues of biomaterials’ behavior, toxicology, and biocompatibility; the properties, performance, and use of biomaterials in order to teach the fundamental principles of biomaterials to all engineers, biologists, medical doctors |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Definition of biomaterial,biocompatibility,host response,synthetic and biological materials,synthetic biomaterial classes,polymers in the body,implant factors,host factors,categories of biomaterial applications,evaluation of biomaterials,historical evaluation of implants,current work in biomaterials, motivation for future directions,current trends.Properties of materials;bulk properties of materials, mechanical properties of materials;comparison of common surface analysis methods; |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Definition of biomaterial, biocompatibility, host response | Related pages of the given sources |
| 2 | Synthetic and biological materials | Related pages of the given sources |
| 3 | Categories of biomaterial applications | Related pages of the given sources |
| 4 | Evaluation of biomaterials, historical evaluation of implants | Related pages of the given sources |
| 5 | Current work in biomaterials | |
| 6 | Motivation for future directions | Related pages of the given sources |
| 7 | Current trends | Related pages of the given sources |
| 8 | Midterm 1 | |
| 9 | Properties of materials; bulk properties of materials | Related pages of the given sources |
| 10 | Mechanical properties of materials | Related pages of the given sources |
| 11 | Comparison of common surface analysis methods | Related pages of the given sources |
| 12 | Sterilisation Methods of Biomaterials | Related pages of the given sources |
| 13 | Polymers as Biomaterials | Related pages of the given sources |
| 14 | Evaluation of student presentations | |
| 15 | Recitation before final exam | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Biomaterials An Introduction, Joon Park, R.S. Lakes, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2007. |
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| 2. Biomaterials Principles and Applications, Joon Park, Joseph D. Bronzino, CRC Press, 2003. | |
| 3. Biomaterials and Bioengineering Handbook, Donald L. Wiss, 2003. | |
| 4. Biomaterials in the Design and Reliability of Medical Devices, Michael N. Helmus, Eurekah, 2002. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply knowledge in mathematics and basic sciences and computational skills to solve manufacturing engineering problems | |||||
| 2 | An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies | |||||
| 3 | An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment | |||||
| 4 | An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints | |||||
| 5 | An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications | |||||
| 6 | An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly | |||||
| 7 | An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually | |||||
| 8 | An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally | |||||
| 9 | An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology | |||||
| 10 | An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering | |||||
| 11 | An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development | |||||
| 12 | An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||