Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
FBK657-14	BIOMATERIALS	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To tranfer the necessary knowledge on materials generally used in biomaterial applications , biocompatibility, biodegradation, material types & properties, tissue –material relationship, in vitro and vivo studies . To endow students with interdisciplinary knowledge on biodegradable and nondegradable polymers used in hard and soft tissue engineering applications and drug delivery studies.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Biyoloji ve Malzeme Mühendisliğinin ortak kesişimi olan biyomalzemelerle ilgili deneysel olarak malzeme hazırlanması, karakterizasyonu ve uygulama aşamaları içeren araştırmalar ve sonuçlarını sentezleme ve uygulamaya yönelik malzeme önerebilme becerisi
2	Biyomalzemeler, sınıflandırılması, karakterizasyonu ve uygulamaları konularında yapı-özellik ilişkisini kurabilme ve yorumlama becerisi
3	Ability to understand research studies and their results on preparation, characterization and application of biomaterials, which is at the intersection of biology and materials engineering, and ability to propose appropriate materials for a specific biomedicine application.
4	Ability to relate and interpret the structure and property of biomaterials, their classification, characterization and applications.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The applications of materials obtained from natural and synthetic sources in multidisciplinary biomedicine field. An introduction to bimaterials, materials and characterization, metlas, ceramics, polymers, biodegradable polymers and composites. Material-structure-property relation, materials in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	An introduction to the Biomaterials : structure of solids
2	Characterization of Materials
3	Metallic-Based Biomaterials
4	Metallic-Based Biomaterials
5	Ceramic-Based Biomaterials
6	Ceramic-Based Biomaterials
7	Polymeric Biomaterials
8	Biodegradable Polymer-Based Biomaterials
9	Composite Biomaterials
10	Mid-term exam
11	Biological Materials: Structure - Property Relationship
12	Tissue Engineering, Tissue-Material Interaction
13	Polymeric drug delivery systems
14	Review of Applications and Literature in Biomaterials Field
15	Review of Applications and Literature in Biomaterials Field
16	Review of Applications and Literature in Biomaterials Field

Recommended or Required Reading

1.Biomaterials Science-an Introduction to Materials in Medicine, Buudy Ratner,Allon Hoffman, Frederick Schoen, Jack Lemon, Elseiver, 2004 2.Biomaterials, J.B.Park and R.S.Lakes, Plenum , 1992 3. Polymeric Biomaterials, S. Dumitriu, Marcel Dekker, 1994,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	15	3	45
Seminar	1	1	1
Self Study	15	5	75
Individual Study for Homework Problems	10	2	20
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	8	8
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	16	16
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO3
LO4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High