Material Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: A Grade of C or higher in ( CHEM 126 or CHEM 122 ) and PHYS 111 .This course is an introduction to the field of biomaterials with an emphasis on the wound healing process and interactions between the human body and implanted devices fabricated from various types of biomaterials. The thrust of this course will be to illuminate the processes occurring at the tissue-biomaterial interface. Attention will be given to the biological events occurring at the molecular level on the surface of an implanted device. The nature of these surfaces and the physiological consequences of these processes will be examined in terms of how the body and functioning of the device are impacted.