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BME 611Materials Biocompatibility

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Biomedical Engineering
Cross-listed
SYDE 684

BME 611 as listed in the Fall 2025 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

The course covers fundamental topics of biocompatibility of materials in medicine (polymers, ceramics, metals, composites, bioengineered materials). Fundamental principles of materials science (bonding, atomic/molecular structure) as well as interfacial engineering of materials will be reviewed. Materials response to biological systems such as corrosion, degradation, leaching and fracture will be studied in the context of specific biomedical applications. The host response to materials (immune, inflammatory response and coagulation) will also be treated. Specific examples of material interactions with biological systems such as bone, blood, skin and the eye will be studied.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • SYDE684 - Materials Biocompatibility (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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