Over view and historical background; Standardized approach to Biomaterials Science; Types of host reaction to biomaterials and biocompatibility; Biomaterial testing- in vitro and in vivo; design of experiment; material-characterization and properties; metal-, ceramic-, polymer- and/or composite- based implants; Tissue engineering materials and regeneration; biomaterial compositions and applications; tissue engineering of skin, ligaments, cardiovascular and nervous system; drug and nucleic acid delivery, functional regeneration of synovial joints; biomimetics. |
Texts / Reference Books:
- Hollinger, J. O. 2nd Edition, An introduction to biomaterials. CRC press, 2011.
- Park, J., & Lakes, R. S., Biomaterials: an introduction, Springer, 2011.
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