Cell and Tissue Biomaterial Interactions

This course is concerned with the reaction and interaction of both inert and bioactive foreign materials placed in the living human body. Topics to be discussed include biocompatibility; characterization of non-living biomaterials; reaction of biological molecules with biomaterial surfaces; host response to implants; effects of degradation on implant materials; bioactive surfaces; resorbable implant materials; standardization and regulation of implant materials; in vitro and in vivo biomaterial testing methods; orthopaedic and other specific applications of biomaterials; and introduction to tissue engineering.

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