Use of Materials in The Body. Mechanical Behavior of Materials# Stresses, Stress-strain, Brittle and Ductile Fracture, Creep, Fatigue. The Chemical Bond. Metals and Alloys# Crystalline Structures, Phase Diagrams, Processing Of Metals, Interaction Between Metals and Body Liquids. Electrochemical Processes in Corrosion. Selection of Metals For Medical Uses in Orthopedic Implants, Heart System# Dental Applications and Exoprostheses. Polymers# Interaction Between Polymers and Tissues and Body Fluids, Basic Concepts Of Biocompatability and Biodegradability, Composite Materials, Adhesives. Use of Polymeric Materials in Endo- and Exo-prostheses, In Circulatory Vessels, Controlled Drug Release. Ceramics# Structure And Properties, Interaction Between Ceramics and Tissues and Body Fluids, Use of Ceramics in Medicine.

Faculty: Materials Science and Engineering
|Undergraduate Studies
Pre-required courses

125011

Course with no extra credit

334221 - Fundamentals of Medical Materials

Course with no extra credit (contains)

34049 - Introduction to Machanics of Materials 314007 314008 314010 314011 - Fundamentals of Materials Sci. and Eng. 314013 314533 - Introduction to Materials Engineering M1 314535 - Introduction to Materials Engineering