Course Catalog 2009-2010
Postgraduate

Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Course Catalog 2009-2010

LTT-2206 Implantable devices, 5 cr

Person responsible

Jari Hyttinen

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 1


Per 1, 2 :
Thursday 14 - 16, SH304

 
3.-n. vuosikurssi
International Students
Materiaalitekniikan koulutusohjelma
Sähkötekniikan koulutusohjelma  


Requirements

Accepted exercise work with seminar presentation and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

The project type grooup work is designed to teach project work flow and team work

Learning outcomes

After completing the course you have a comprehensive understanding of implantable sensors and actuators, limations and benefits fo impantable devices for clinical applications. You will get the basics for designing of neuromuscular and other implantable devices and their components.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Interactions between the implant and tissue. Neuromuscular cell/system stimulation and modelling  Cell physiology, biomaterial/cell interactions  Modelling of cells and tissues for implant/tissue interactions 
2. Wireless energy and data transfer for implantable systems  Electromagnetic waves and RFID systems  Power dissipation in tissues, safety and standards 
3. Implantable sensors and actuators  Sensor systems and sensor design, MEMS systems  Interactios of various sensors and cells/tissues 
4. Clinical applications of implantable systems.  Physiology and   Neuromuscular applications, novel ear and eye implants 
5. Stimualtion of neuromuscular and sensory systems,electrodes and electric stimulation  Biolectricity and its theory, cellular systems, cell membrane ion pumps and channels  Stimulus electrode characterristics,characteristics and of cells and their membrane properties and their relation to stimulus systmes 


Evaluation criteria for the course

Final exam (70%) Project group work (30%)

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Handbook of Neuroprosthetic Methods (partially)   Warren E. Finn and Peter G. Lopresti       On the Internet      English  
Lecture slides   Implantable devices   Hyttinen, J.       On the Internet      English  


Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
BME-2516 Electronics in Bioelectrical Applications Advisable    

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
LTT-2206 Implantable devices, 5 cr LTT-2200 Implantable devices, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

  Description Methods of instruction Implementation
Implementation 1        


Last modified07.11.2009
ModifierJari Hyttinen