Biomaterials Science EQUP 3226

Course description:

This  course  provides  a  broad  perspective  about  an  overview  for  biomaterials engineering and  processing,  classes of material used and application of materials in medicine, biology, and artificial organs.

Course Aims:

Course seeks to enable students to achieve the following objectives:

To introduce student to biomaterials. Emphasis will be on the understanding of what is a biomaterial, how it is processed, how it behaves under loadings and usage in design for broken or failure parts of the human body

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

  • Classify the biomaterials and recognize their production and properties
  • Explain the application areas of biomaterials
  • Develop a skill to prepare and explain a presentation topic about biomaterials
  • Recognize the importance of relationships between living tissues and biomaterials
  • To understand the importance of biomaterials for the society
  • To realize the important basic properties and requirements for biomaterials