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Polymeric biomaterials

Also listed as: ביו-חומרים פולימריים

Polymer science aimed at implants and delivery systems, with degradation and biocompatibility as the design constraints rather than footnotes.

Semester
Not fixed
Weekly hours
4h
Counts as
Faculty electives
Interest areas
Miniaturised systems and materials

Comes after

  • Materials science

Opens up

  • Biomaterials research

What it covers

Topics

  • Polymer structure, synthesis and properties
  • Degradation mechanisms and kinetics
  • Biocompatibility and the host response
  • Polymers in implants and drug delivery
  • Processing for medical applications

Results worth carrying out

  • Flory–Fox, glass transition against chain length

    Tg=Tg,KMnT_g = T_{g,\infty} - \frac{K}{M_n}
  • First-order hydrolytic degradation

    Mn(t)=Mn,0ektM_n(t) = M_{n,0}\,e^{-kt}

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