Course Catalog 2010-2011
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Course Catalog 2010-2011

BME-4606 Drug Delivery Devices, 4 cr

Person responsible

Heimo Ylänen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Assignment


 


 
 2 h/week
 10 h/per
+2 h/week
+10 h/per


 
BME-4606 2010-01 Tuesday 12 - 14, SH304
Tuesday 12 - 14, SH304

Requirements

Accepted assignments and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students can explain the key points of controlled drug delivery and the factors affecting the rate of drug delivery. Students are able to classify different drug delivery systems and explain the theories behind them. They can comment different applications on each delivery system. Students can name the drug release characterization methods and able to give examples about different manufacturing methods. Students are able to plan an improvement for existing drug delivery device and justify its improvements as well as analyze its future views in the field of drug delivery devices.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Benefits of controlled drug delivery. The factors affecting the rate of drug delivery.  Drug delivery kinetics.   
2. Different drug delivery methods and the theories behind them.  Pros and cons of each drug delivery method and their clinical applications.  Calculating the release rates in each method. 
3. Drug delivery charaterization and device manufacturing.  Requirements and limitations of manufacturing drug delivery devices.   
4. Research and the future of drug delivery devices.  Evaluation and analyzing the new drug delivery applications.   

Evaluation criteria for the course

The final mark is based on the final exam grade.

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
Lecture slides   Drug Delivery Devices              English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
BIOM-1406 Biodegradable Polymers Advisable    
BIOM-2100 Kudosteknologia I Mandatory    
BIOM-3106 Implantology Advisable    
BME-1120 Bio- ja lääketieteen materiaalit Mandatory    
BME-4206 Bioceramics and their clinical applications Advisable    

Additional information about prerequisites
BME-1120 can be replaced by BME-1167 or BME-1216.

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BME-4606 Drug Delivery Devices, 4 cr BIOM-4100 Multifunctional Biomaterials, 4 cr +
BIOM-4106 Multifunctional Biomaterials, 4 cr
 

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
BME-4606 2010-01   Lectures
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Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified01.03.2010