Biomaterials and Biocompatibility
Module: FUNDAMENTALS
Matter: MATERIALS I
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Head instructor
Dr. Emilio CASTRO - ecastro@uic.es
Office hours
A face-to-face meeting with the teacher can be arranged by writing an email.
Currently, biomaterials play a fundamental role in reparative medicine. A biomaterial is any material that interacts with biological systems and whose purpose is to replace or restore some function of the human body. They can be bioinert, bioactive, permanent or reabsorbable. Ideally, the design or selection of a biomaterial should be guided by an objective knowledge of the mechanisms of interaction between the implanted material and the biophysical system of the receptor. These mechanisms involve multiphysical, chemical and biological phenomena, whose scope requires qualities such as multidisciplinarity and teamwork. The theory of the subject will focus on multiphysics and biological aspects. Current examples of biomaterials applied to research or industry will be treated through seminars (8 h) taught by specialists in each field. A practical work will serve to integrate the knowledge acquired throughout the course for the resolution of specific cases.
Materials subject.
The general objective of the subject is to have the basic knowledge of the types of biomaterials that exist and their applications. Also understand how a biomaterial should be designed to be biocompatible with the human body, understanding the interactions between material and living tissues that surround it once implanted.
Apart from the theory necessary to acquire the basic concepts of biomaterials, a group work focused on working on the concepts given in class will be carried out.
A series of seminars will also be taught.
The seminars will be 2-hour presentations with a special focus on biology and case studies. Each student should summarize each seminar, and the contents of the seminars may be subject to exam questions.
The topics covered in the seminars will be:
- Advances in the surfaces of the dental implants
- Modification of biomaterial surfaces
- Wireless devices and tissues
- Design of biomaterials for 3D printing
- Creation of micro-environments for the regeneration of tissues
The student's grade will be:
First call
Final grade = 0.4 Final exam + 0.25 Partial exam + 0.3 Final course work and seminar summary + 0.05 Class participation
Second call
Final grade = 0.7 Second call exam + 0.3 Final course work and seminars summary
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:
- The minimum mark of the partial exam will be 4 because it does the average with the rest of the continuous evaluation.
- The minimum mark of the final exam will be 4.5 (both the 1st and 2nd calls) so that it does half with the rest of the continuous assessment.
- The repeating students will have to re-perform all the activities.
- Foreign and exchange students (Erasmus and others) will be subject to the same conditions as the rest of the students. This is especially relevant with regard to the calendar, the exam dates and the evaluation system.
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