Biomaterials Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-1)

Biomaterials detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17BT562), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

The objective of this course is to provide a basic understanding of biological mechanisms of living organisms from the perspective of engineers. In addition, the course is expected to encourage engineering students to think about solving biological problems with engineering tools

Module 1
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Module 2

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF LIFE: Biodiversity – Chemical bonds in Biochemistry; Biochemistry and Human biology, Protein synthesis -DNA; RNA, Transcription and translation factors play key roles in protein synthesis, Differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic protein synthesis, Stem cells and their applications.

Module 3

ENZYMES AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS: Enzymes – significance, factors, Mechanism and effective catalysis – proteases, carbonic anhydrase, Restriction Enzymes; Nucleoside Monophosphate Kinases, Photosynthesis and carbon fixation; Biological energy production, Metabolism-anabolism and catabolism.

Module 4
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Module 5

NERVOUS SYSTEM, IMMUNE SYSTEM AND CELL SIGNALING: Basics of nervous system and neural networks, The cellular basis of immunity, The functional properties and structure of antibodies, T cell receptors and subclasses, General principles of cell signaling.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

• Appreciate the basic organization of organisms and living being.
• Understand the machinery of the cell that is ultimately responsible for various daily activities.
• Acquire knowledge about biological problems that requires engineering expertise to solve them.

Reference Books:

1. Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko and Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, W.H. Freeman and Co. Ltd., 6th Ed., 2006.
2. Robert Weaver, Molecular Biology, MCGraw-Hill, 5th Edition, 2012.
3. Jon Cooper, Biosensors A Practical Approach, Bellwether Books, 2004.
4. Martin Alexander, Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Academic Press, 1994.
5. Kenneth Murphy, Janeway’s Immunobiology, Garland Science; 8th edition, 2011.
6. Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell, Principles of Neural Science, McGraw-Hill, 5th Edition, 2012.

Text Books:

1. ThyagaRajan.S., Selvamurugan. N., Rajesh.M.P., Nazeer.R.A., Richard W. Thilagaraj, Barathi.S., and Jaganthan.M.K., Biology for Engineers, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2012

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