Duration
25h Th
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Engineering | 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 including questions/answers
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Normally in the classroom.
Recommended or required readings
Book refrences are given at the first lecture.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
In presential
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
Theoretical lectures with questions/answer to promote interaction with students.
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