Advanced Characterization of Biomaterials. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: MTSE 301 or undergraduate equivalent, BIOL 201 or undergraduate equivalent, one semester of undergraduate organic chemistry. With a focus on contemporary biomaterials in the published literature and clinical practice, biomaterial chemical and mechanical testing will complement synthesis theory. Communication and articulation of ideas will be honed in the form of literature debates, write-ups, demonstration/performance of analytical techniques, and concluding with translation of biomaterials that will include entrepreneurship and regulatory aspects.