Biomedical Engineering Materials

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Credits 2. 2 Lecture Hours. Properties, preparation and characterization of natural and man-made materials encountered in biomedical applications; topics include the chemical structure of metals, ceramics and polymers; physical, mechanical, bulk and surface properties of biomaterials; biomaterial degradation; and biomaterial processing; theoretical investigations and interpretation of biomaterial preparation and characterization data. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in BMEN 342 ; grade of C or better in MATH 308 and BMEN 361 ; Biomedical Engineering major.