Specific materials for medical purposes

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	660-2010/01
Abbreviation	SMZU
Course title	Specific materials for medical purposes
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Centre for Advanced Innovation Technologies
Course coordinator	Ing. Martina Kalová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introductory lesson
Basic classification of biomaterials. Basic concepts. Properties. Requirements.
2. Structure and properties of materials for bioapplications. Metals. Polymers. Ceramics.
3. Application of metals in healthcare.
Titan, Gold. Cobalt. Other metals and their alloys.
4. Application of ceramic and glass materials in healthcare.
5. Application of synthetic polymers and biopolymers in healthcare
Standard plastics, high-temperature plastics, machinable plastics, plastics for laboratory technology. Distribution of plastic products in medicine.
6. Excursion, workshop.
7. Composite polymer materials, biocomposites and their applications in medicine.
8. Materials for 3D printing and bioprinting. Hydrogels.
9. Bionics, biomimetics
10. Degradation processes in biomaterials.
11. Excursion.
12-13. New materials and biomaterials for medical purposes.
14. Presentation. Credit test.

E-learning

https://www.vsb.cz/e-vyuka/cs/subject/660-2010/01

Literature

[1] NAYAK, Amit Kumar a Md Saquib HASNAIN, ed. Biomedical Composites [online]. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. ISBN 978-981-33-4752-6. doi:10.1007/978-981-33-4753-3
[2] SINGH, Sunpreet, Chander PRAKASH a Rupinder SINGH, ed. 3D Printing in Biomedical Engineering. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. . doi:10.1007/978-981-15-5424-7
[3] GUPTA, K. M. Engineering materials. CRC Press, 2015. New York, ISBN 978- 1-4822-5797-7.

Advised literature

[4] STRONG, A. B. Fundamentals of composites manufacturing. Michigan: Society of Manufacturing Engineers. 2008. ISBN 0-978-087263-854-5.
[5] KUMAR, Ashwani, Yatika GORI, Avinash KUMAR, Chandan Swaroop MEENA a Nitesh DUTT. Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications [online]. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. . doi:10.1201/9781003344810

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