Duration
25h Th
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
It's just impossible to imagine any clinical activities without all medical devices supporting the daily life of the physician (catheters, prosthesis, pace-maker, lens, artificial teeth, dressing, suture, dialysis membrane, ...) The optimisation of all these multifunctional biomaterials requires to have a in-depth understanding of the molecular and cellular events which will occur at the interphase between the implants and the surrounding biological medium. This short and long-term interplay will indeed determine the biocompatibility of all these devices.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Medical devices and implants : clinical importance, nature, functions, evolution, regulatory aspect. - Biocompatibility : definitions, actual limits - Interfaces and biocompatibility of implants. - Principal polymers adopted in medical and pharmaceutical sectors - Specificities of polymers for biomedical applications
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge in chemistry, biochemistry, physics and cell biology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical lectures combined with questions/answers.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Normally in the classroom. Given the COVID context, the course will be delivered via LifeSize.
Below is the link to the first course that will be given on Tuesday October 6th starting at 9:00 am.
https://call.lifesizecloud.com/5303169
To avoid any problems, make sure to :
- preferably use the Chrome Browser
- do not activate your microphone
- do not record the course (recording that I will make and make available to you afterwards)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Various book references are given at the beginning of the first lecture.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Oral examination (20 min) after 10 minutes of preparation. A particular attention is paid to the integration of knowledge between disciplines.
Work placement(s)
Not foreseen (but possible if special interest)
Organizational remarks
Normally in the classroom. Given the COVID context, the course will be delivered via LifeSize.
Below is the link to the first course that will be given on Tuesday October 6th starting at 9:00 am.
https://call.lifesizecloud.com/5303169
To avoid any problems, make sure to :
- preferably use the Chrome Browser
- do not activate your microphone
- do not record the course (recording that I will make and make available to you afterwards)
This lecture is typically combined with BIOC0430-1, given in Applied Sciences during the first quadrimester.
By preference, the lecture is proposed to be given in english.
Contacts
Christian GRANDFILS Centre Interfacultaire des Biomatériaux (CEIB) Institut de Chimie, B6c, Allée du 6 août 11 4000 LIEGE (Sart-Tilman) email : C.Grandfils@ulg.ac.be www.ceib.ulg.ac.be Tél : 04/366.34.16 Fax : 04/366.36.23 To fix an appointment please use email / phone