NOC:Polymeric Biomaterials: Structure, Properties, Function and Performance

Lecture 1 - Course Introduction: Structure, Properties, Function and Performance

Lecture 2 - Biomaterials Over the Years

Lecture 3 - Biocompatibility, Bioactivity, Biodegradation, Biomimicry

Lecture 4 - Biomaterials - A Device Perspective

Lecture 5 - Overview of Polymeric Biomaterials

Lecture 6 - Definition of - mer, Monomer, Oligomer and Polymer

Lecture 7 - Molecular Structure and Configuration

Lecture 8 - Molar Mass and Dispersity

Lecture 9 - Chain Conformation and Structural Characteristics

Lecture 10 - Polymer Architecture and Organization

Lecture 11 - Polymer Synthesis

Lecture 12 - Polymer Crystallinity and Melting

Lecture 13 - Amorphous State and Glass Transition

Lecture 14 - Polymer Solutions

Lecture 15 - Solution Thermodynamics

Lecture 16 - Overview of Flory-Huggins Theory

Lecture 17 - Synthetic Biomedical Polymers - 1

Lecture 18 - Synthetic Biomedical Polymers - 2

Lecture 19 - Natural Biomedical Polymers - 1

Lecture 20 - Natural Biomedical Polymers - 2

Lecture 21 - Hydrogels

Lecture 22 - Mechanical Properties and Responses - 1

Lecture 23 - Mechanical Properties and Responses - 2

Lecture 24 - Viscoelastic Responses

Lecture 25 - Overview of Linear Viscoelastic Models

Lecture 26 - Degradation of Polymeric Biomaterials

Lecture 27 - Biomaterial Processing Methods and Design Considerations

Lecture 28 - Polymer Electrospinning - Concepts

Lecture 29 - Polymer Electrospinning - Lab Demonstration

Lecture 30 - Biomaterial Surfaces, ECM Interactions and Surface Modification

Lecture 31 - Protein Adsorption on Biomaterial Surfaces

Lecture 32 - Blood Interactions with Biomaterial Surfaces

Lecture 33 - Biomaterial Implantation and the Host Response

Lecture 34 - Biocompatibility, Medical Devices, Translation and Regulation