| 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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