PBT607 - BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS | PBT607 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Handan Yavuz Alagöz | |||||
| Course objective | To give the basic information on the synthesis, characterization and application areas of the polymers used for the diagnosis and treatment in medicine. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Natural and synthetic biomedical polymers, their synthesis and characterization, Currently used natural (i.e. proteins, polysaccharides etc.) and synthetic (i.e. polyesters, polyurethanes, polyanhydrides, polyacetals, dendrimes, elastomers etc.) biomedical polymers, Biomedical applications of polymeric biomaterials (i.e. in biomedical implants, in Drug delivery systems, in tissue engineering, in medical diagnostics). | |||||
| References | 1. Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers, Kumbar, Laurencin, Deng (eds) Elsevier Science, 2014. 2. Biomedical Polymers, Jenkins M. Woodhead Publisihing, 2007. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Design and synthesis of important classes of biomedical polymers |
| Week 2 | In?vitro characterization of polymeric biomaterials |
| Week 3 | In?vivo characterization of polymeric biomaterials |
| Week 4 | Degradation of polymeric biomaterials in biological media |
| Week 5 | Currently used polymers for biomedical purpose |
| Week 6 | Mid Term Exam I |
| Week 7 | Currently used polymers for biomedical purpose |
| Week 8 | Polymeric biomaterials in extracorporeal artificial organs |
| Week 9 | Polymeric biomaterials in biomedical implants |
| Week 10 | Polymeric biomaterials in drug delivery |
| Week 11 | Polymeric biomaterials in tissue engineering |
| Week 12 | Mid Term Exam II |
| Week 13 | Polymeric biomaterials in medical diagnosis and biosensors |
| Week 14 | Perspective and possibilities of biomedical polymers |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 10 | 6 | 60 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 35 | 70 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 28 | 114 | 242 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest