3.051J / 20.340J Materials for Biomedical Applications, Spring 2004
Biomaterials constructed of metals, ceramics, and polymers have many medical applications. (Image courtesy of Prof. Anne Mayes and OCW.)
Highlights of this Course
Course Description
This course gives an introduction to the interactions between proteins, cells and surfaces of biomaterials. It includes surface chemistry and physics of selected metals, polymers and ceramics, modification of biomaterials surfaces, and surface characterization methodology; quantitative assays of cell behavior in culture and methods of statistical analysis; organ replacement therapies and acute and chronic response to implanted biomaterials. The course includes topics in biosensors, drug delivery and tissue engineering.