Aims

• The student understands the challenges and requirements for new biomaterials applied in drug delivery, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, cancer therapy, anti-infective therapy,…
• The student can explain why a particular biomaterial has been selected for a given application and can provide a rationale for the selection of that biomaterial based on the material properties and what the biological response to that material might be.
• The student is able to critically evaluate newly proposed biomaterials for a particular medical application via review of the literature.

Previous knowledge

Basic knowledge on the properties of materials for biomedical applications.  Basic knowledge on the possible host response reactions to biomaterials.

Order of Enrolment

Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.


SIMULTANEOUS(H03U4A) AND SIMULTANEOUS(H0T59A)

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
H03U4A : Biomaterials
H0T59A : Host Response to Implanted Materials

Is included in these courses of study

• Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde (programma voor industrieel ingenieurs of masters industriële wetenschappen - aanverwante richting) (Leuven) (Biomaterialen) 120 ects.
• Master of Biomedical Engineering (Programme for students started before 2021-2022) (Leuven) 120 ects.
• Master of Chemical Engineering (Leuven) (Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering) 120 ects.
• Master of Chemical Engineering (Leuven) (Environmental Engineering) 120 ects.
• Master of Chemical Engineering (Leuven) (Product Engineering) 120 ects.
• Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Engineering Science (Leuven)
• Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde (Leuven) (Biomaterialen) 120 ects.
• Master of Materials Engineering (Leuven) (Biomaterials) 120 ects.
• Master of Biomedical Engineering (Programme for students started in 2021-2022 or later) (Leuven) 120 ects.