Polymers in Biomedical Engineering detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Plastics 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 Plastics Technology 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Plastics 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Plastics Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of polymers in biomedical engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BIOMATERIALS 9
Biomaterials, Biocompatibility, Stabilization, Inflammation and Wound Healing, Blood Clotting System, skin System, Biological response to Implants, Implant Design and Applications.
Unit II
BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS 9
Criteria for the Selection of Biomedical Polymers Physicochemical Aspects of the Blood Compatibility of Polymeric Surface. Biomedical Polymers from biological source, Poly hydroxyl Alkanoic Acids, Microbial polysaccharides, Silk, Collagen. , Microbial Cellulose, Hyaluronic Acid, Synthetic Polymers such as PMMA, Silicone Rubber, Polyethylene, Natural Rubber, Hydrogels.
Unit III
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Unit IV
POLYMERIC LENSES 9
Contact Lenses, Hard Lenses, Gas Permeable Lenses, Flexible Lenses, Soft Lenses, Hydrogels, Equilibrium Swelling, Absorption And Desorption, Oxygen Permeability, Types of Soft Lenses, Manufacture, Cleaning And Disinfection.
Unit V
DENTAL POLYMERS 9
Dental applications, denture bases, crown and bridge resins, plastic teeth, mouth protectors, maxillofacial prosthetic materials, restorative material, polyelectrolyte based restoratives, sealants, adhesives, dental impression and duplicating materials, agar, algmater elastomers.
Course Outcomes:
- Able to describe the criteria for selection of bio medical polymers
- Able to explain the biomedical applications of polymers
- Able be familiarized with the polymers used in dental applications
- Able to attain the skill on polymeric lenses used in medical applications
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Robert C Portnoy, Medical Plastics – Degradation Resistance and Failure Analysis, Elsevier – 1st edition (1998)
- Chiellini; Emo, Sunamoto; Junzo, Migliaesi; Claudio, Ottebrite; Raphael and Cohn; Daniel (Eds.), Biomedical Polymers and Polymer Therapeutics, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York (2001).
- Galaev; Igor and Mattiasson; Bo (Eds.), Smart Polymers; Applications In Biotechnology and Biomedicine, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2008).
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