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MAT 516/416 Biomaterials Science and Biocompatibility
(3 Credits)
Introduction to biomaterials science and biocompatibility.
Structure and properties of tissues and cells. Surface properties of materials
and characterization of biomaterials surfaces. Classes of materials used
in medicine: Metals, polymers, hydrogels, bioresorbable materials,
ceramics, glasses, composites, thin films, fabrics and biologically
functional materials. Microscopic and macroscopic structure of tissue.
Mechanical properties of tissue. Pathobiological responses to implants.
Medical implant design and function. Application of materials in medicine
and dentistry. Cardiovascular applications. Dental implants. Orthopaedic
applications. Ophthalmologic applications. Sutures. Adhesives and
sealants. Tissue engineering.
MAT 312 Materials Characterization
(4 Credits)
Material types classified according to atomic composition;
material types classified according to application; physical and chemical
properties of materials; aspects of materials which might interest a
chemist, physicist, and engineer; surface properties of materials
compared to bulk properties; molecular and morphological basis of
material physico- chemical properties; DSC analysis of materials; TGA
analysis; static contact angle analysis; rheometric analysis FT-IR
analyses; X-ray diffractometric analysis; solid state NMR analysis.
NS 207 Organic Chemistry (4 Credits)
Learn the physico-chemical properties & reactions of
organic compounds such as saturated & unsaturated hydrocarbons,
alcohols, phenols & carboxylic acids. Dear Students – Using this link, please peruse the
course contents and related expectations.
MAT 524 Synthesis (3 Credits)
This practical course emphasizes the origins of bonding, the
different models used to rationalize bonding, and the reaction mechanisms
by which organic and inorganic transformations are realized. Describing
possibly the more fundamental of knowledge bases, enrollees of this
course will envisage, design and potentially synthesize compounds and
materials. Background information of syntheses will be provided, followed
with biweekly assignments related to synthesis. Students will be
rigorously encouraged to develop practical approaches, problem-solving
skills, and insight into hypothetical situations that warrant a
researcher's viewpoint. Apart from the practical aspects, the scientific
method and concepts of experimental design will be central themes. Most
importantly, attendants of the course can apply this knowledge base
totheir graduate research: Safety tips; proper use of equipment and
traps; organic synthesis; organometallic synthesis; aqueous phase
synthesis; enzymatic synthesis; solvent-free synthesis; inorganic
synthesis via sol-gel technology; basics and tricks.
MAT 510
Spectroscopic, Diffraction and Scattering Techniques (3 Credits)
Introduction to
spectroscopy (IR, Raman, NMR, epr, UV, visible, DSC, Mossbauer,
mechanical and dielectric), diffraction methods (X-ray, neutron and electron)
and scattering techniques (X-ray, neutron and visible light);
selected applications.
MAT 632 Protein Chemistry (3
Credits)
Introduction to protein chemistry;
interdependence of structure and function; chemical and physical
approaches to the determination of protein structure and function;
catalysis, enzyme kinetics and rate measurements; examples of chemical
modification; protein structure and function under nonaqueous conditions;
immobilized and entrapped proteins; polymer-protein composites;applications
of protein chemistry in biotechnology.
NS 102 Science of
Nature (4 Credits)
Introduction:
Relation between physics, chemistry and biology; overview of previous
semester and how it will blend with NS 102; "what is life"
theme; definition of system; the ideal gas and van der Waals gas as
sample systems;Equilibrium I: The 1st law of thermodynamics; intensive
vs. extensive; variables; Equilibrium II: The 2nd law of thermodynamics;
Carnot cycle; efficiency; reconciling order around us and the second law;
Equilibrium III; Stability and phase changes; Change I: Physical change:
Transport properties (diffusion, thermal conduction, electric conduction,
viscosity); structure of liquids; migration down gradients (diffusion
equation); Change II: Chemical change: Definition of a barrier;
thermodynamically controlled versus kinetically controlled reactions;
rate laws and rate constants; zero-, first-, and second-order reactions;
Structure I: States of matter; the solid state (crystal, amorphous,
glassy); water; large molecules (synthetic and biological polymers);
supramolecular structures; Structure II: Experimental probes of
structure: Microscopy, spectroscopy, diffraction; Structure III:
Structure in biological systems: proteins, DNA etc. -->organelle
--> cell --> tissue --> organ --> organism; Change III:
Reactions in biological systems; Genetics Mendel's laws; molecular basis
of genetics; DNA replication, transcription, gene regulation; Evolution;
Species and speciation; the fossil record; Darwin's Theory; natural
selection; Ecology: Population dynamics; food webs; community ecology;
Biotechnology: Applications in both plant and animal systems.
NS502 Basic
Concepts and Teaching of NS102
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