2024
Fundamentals of Biomaterials
Name: Fundamentals of Biomaterials
Code: CMS14336L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Health Sciences, Chemistry
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
Study of the fundamentals of Biomaterials through an introduction to the science of Biomaterials, historical summary and regulatory and ethical considerations. Some biomedical applications for Biomaterials will also be studied.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
This curricular units aims to present a broad picture of the biomaterials applications in medicine and orthodontology, taking into account the principal types of biomaterials, their properties and interaction with the living organisms. At the end of the curricular unit the students should be able to identify and describe several types of biomaterials and some difficulties found in their application due to chemical or mechanical degradation, or to the interaction with the biological material of the living organisms. They should be able to indentify the factors that could have influence on the material selection to specific applications.
Contents
Historical introduction to biomaterials.
Introduction to the biomaterial science materials types, properties, method of mechanical, structural and superficial characterisation.
Fundamentals of biomaterials materials types, tissue engineering and surface films.
Tissue-biomaterial interaction biofilm, protein adsorption, biocompatibility, toxicology, degradation.
Biomaterials for orthopedic application. Biocompatibility of biomaterials for orthopedic application.
Controlled drug release. Biosensors. Nanomaterials and smart implants.
Evaluation of medical devices (European Union and USA)
Ethics and future perspectives.
Introduction to the biomaterial science materials types, properties, method of mechanical, structural and superficial characterisation.
Fundamentals of biomaterials materials types, tissue engineering and surface films.
Tissue-biomaterial interaction biofilm, protein adsorption, biocompatibility, toxicology, degradation.
Biomaterials for orthopedic application. Biocompatibility of biomaterials for orthopedic application.
Controlled drug release. Biosensors. Nanomaterials and smart implants.
Evaluation of medical devices (European Union and USA)
Ethics and future perspectives.
Teaching Methods
The classes have periods of collaborative / cooperative work using selected articles, with free internet access and questioning grids, interspersed with debate and exposure intervals by the teacher of key concepts that allow clarifying doubts and filling gaps in information. The evaluation consists of several moments, namely evaluation through individual work, starting from a question proposed by the teacher, distinct for each student and which will be presented to the class, a short monograph (10 to 15 pages) individually or in groups. (2 students), written in Portuguese or English. Oral presentation of a paper
