Materials Science for Biotechnologists detailed syllabus for Biotechnology (BioTech) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the BioTech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology 2nd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BioTech 2nd Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of materials science for biotechnologists is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 9 Crystallographic directions and planes – metallic crystal structures: BCC, FCC and HCP – linear and planar densities – crystal imperfections- edge and screw dislocations, Burgers vector and elastic strain energy- surface imperfections – grain and twin boundaries – Polymorphism – phase changes – nucleation and growth – homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation.
Unit II
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Unit III
PHASE DIAGRAMS 9 Basic concepts – Gibbs phase rule -Unary phase diagram (iron) – Binary phase diagrams: isomorphous systems (Cu-Ni) -determination of phase composition and phase amounts – tieline and lever rule – binary eutectic diagram with no solid solution and limited solid solution (Pb-Sn) -eutectoid and peritectic reactions – other invariant reactions – microstructural development during the slow cooling: eutectic, hypereutectic and hypoeutectic compositions.
Unit IV
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Unit V
MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 9 Biocompatibility – host response – materials response – Metallic implants: Titanium and its alloys, stainless steel – Cobalt-Chromium alloys – Tantalum – Nitinol – magnesium based biodegradable alloys. Bioceramics: Alumina, Zirconia, hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, bioactive glasses, pyrolytic carbon, graphite, graphene. Polymeric implant materials: Polyethylene, polypropylene, polyacrylates – soft and hard tissue replacement materials.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- R.Balasubramaniam, Callisters Materials Science and Engineering.Wiley (Indian Edition), 2014.
- V.Raghavan. Materials Science and Engineering: A First Course, Prentice Hall India Learning Private Limited, 2015.
- Joon Park and R.S.Lakes, Biomaterials: An Introduction, Springer, 2007.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Biotechnology, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit BioTech 2nd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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