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Course Catalog 2010-2011
BIOM-1406 Biodegradable Polymers, 5 cr |
Person responsible
Minna Kellomäki
Lessons
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Requirements
Passed assignments and exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
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Learning outcomes
After completing the course students can explain polymerization, structure and degradation mechanisms of biodegradable polymers. Students will be able to compare most common synthetic with natural based biodegradable polymers and find the special characteristics compared to other polymers. In addition, they can name the special requirements of processing and sterilization of biodegradable polymers. Students have learned to write summaries based on different scientific articles and to work as a group member. Students are able to compare biodegradable polymers and analyze applications based on the material properties.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Biodegradation mechanisms | ||
| 2. | Synthetic biodegradable polymers: polymerization, structure, properties and degradation | Comparison of synthetic biodegradable polymers | Differences and similarities between synthetic and natural based biodegradable polymer groups |
| 3. | Natural based biodegradable polymers: polymerization, structure, properties and degradation | Comparison of natural based biodegradable polymers | Differences and similarities between synthetic and natural based biodegradable polymer groups |
| 4. | Processing, sterilization and storage of biodegradable polymers | Comparison of processing, sterilization and storage of sythetic biodegradable polymers and comparison of processing, sterilization and storage of natural based biodegradable polymers | Comparison of processing, sterilization and storage of synthetic and natural based biodegradable polymers |
| 5. | Writing a summary from the articles as a teamwork | Critical comparison of articles | Gathering information from other than given references |
Evaluation criteria for the course
Passed exam.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Other literature | Collection of articles | English |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| BME-1167 Biomedical Engineering: Biomaterials | Mandatory | |
| KEM-3100 Polymer Chemistry | Advisable | |
| MOL-1440 Materials Processing 2 | Mandatory |
Additional information about prerequisites
BME-1167 can be replaced by BME-1120 or BME-1216.
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Correspondence of content
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Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
More precise information per implementation
| Implementation | Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation |
| Lectures Excercises Laboratory assignments |
Contact teaching: 24 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 76 % |