660-2010/01 – Specific materials for medical purposes (SMZU)
Gurantor department | Centre for Advanced Innovation Technologies | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Martina Kalová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Martina Kalová, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2024/2025 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the range of materials that are used for medical purposes, e.g. in dentistry or surgery. The student will gain knowledge about the area of metal, polymer, composite or ceramic materials, and their characteristics. The student will be able to define and design a material or material combination for the specific purpose of using a medical device (in vivo, first in direct contact with the body, in indirect contact with the body).
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work
Field trip
Summary
This course deals with materials specifically for the healthcare sector. The thematic areas will contain information on the specifics of the materials in relation to the area of use of medical devices. The teaching basis will also include activities in the form of workshops and excursions.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
credit written test
Written exam
E-learning
Other requirements
No further student requirements are required
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
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.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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