Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

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 2011-01 Tuesday 14 - 16, HB111

Requirements

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

Learning outcomes

Student can explain the key points of controlled drug delivery and the factors affecting the rate of drug delivery. Student can classify different drug delivery systems and explain the theories behind them. Student can compare different applications of each delivery system. Student can describe the drug release characterization methods and explain different manufacturing methods. Student can design 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 grade of the course is determined based on the assessment of all part of the course. The weighting factor of each part is given at the beginning of the course. Grades 1-2: Learning outcomes have been achieved. Satisfactory command in core content of the course. Grades 3-4: Some learning outcomes have been exceeded qualitatively or quantitatively. Good command in core content and complementary knowledge of the course. Good or very good marks from all parts of the course. Grade 5: Most of the learning outcomes have been exceeded. Deep command in the whole content of the course. Almost maximum performance in all parts of the course.

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
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 2011-01   Lectures
Excercises
Practical works
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified19.01.2012