BMEN4360 - Biomaterials and Medical Devices

BMEN 4360 Biomaterials and Medical Devices (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to the field of biomaterials used in the design and engineering of medical devices, and to augment or replace soft and hard tissues. Discussion of bulk properties, applications, and in vivo behavior of different classes of natural and synthetic biomaterials. Analysis of biological response and biocompatibility, degradation and failure processes of implantable biomaterials/devices. Overview of regulatory compliance and performance requirements for commercialization of biomaterials and medical devices. Prerequisites or Corequisites: BMEN 2320 and (CHEM 1301 or (CHEM 1311 and CHEM 1312)) and (CHEM 2324 or (CHEM 2323 and CHEM 2325)). (3-0) Y