PSC 475 - Biomaterials

Welcome to the PSC 475 Spring 2012 course website!

Instructor: Dr. Derek Patton
Email: derek.patton@usm.edu
Location: PSRC 105 M/W/F 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

Syllabus (PDF)

Week of : Lecture Notes:
  Course Overview
Classes of Materials in Biomaterials
Structure Hierarchy in Materials and Biology
  Mechanical Properties of Materials
Polymers as Biomaterials: Aliphatic poly(alpha-esters)
  Polymers as Biomaterials: Poly(ortho esters) to Poly(phosphoesters) (Updated 3/2/2012)
  Lec6_Natural Materials as Biomaterials
Lec7_Silicones
Lec8_Hydrogels
  Lec9_Metals
Lec10_Ceramics and Bioglasses
Lec11_Fibers and Textiles
  Lec12_Surfaces_Surface Tension (Updated 3/2/2012)
Lec13_Surfaces_Surface Energy
Lec14_Surface_Adsorption_Phenomena
  Lec15_16_Chemisorption_Corrosion
Lec17_18_Surfaces_Protein-Surface-Interactions
Lec19_SurfaceModification
  Lec20_21_SurfaceModification_and_Patterning
Lec22_SurfaceCharacterization
  Lec23_24_Cell-Surface_Interactions
  Lec25_Quantifying Cell Behavior
  Lec26_Tissue Engineering
  Lect27_TissueEngineering Case Studies
Lec28__FDA Legislative Issues
   
  Literature Review Choices:
A Versatile Monomer for Preparing Well Defined Functional Polycarbonates and Polyester carbonates
Diels−Alder Click Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering
Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Disulfide-Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Protein Delivery and Cell Encapsulation
Highly Extensible, Tough, and Elastomeric Nanocomposite Hydrogels from Poly(ethylene glycol) and Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles
Introducing RGD Peptides on PHBV Films through PEG-Containing Cross-Linkers to Improve the Biocompatibility
Investigation of Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyelectrolytes Attenuated Immune Response
Nanofilm Biomaterials Localized Cross-Linking To Optimize Mechanical Rigidity and Bioactivity
Responsive Microgrooves for the Formation of Harvestable Tissue Constructs
Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Peptide-Based Polymers Prepared by Microwave-Assisted Click Chemistry
Tissue Engineered, Guided Nerve Tube Consisting of Aligned Neural Stem Cells and Astrocytes
Tunable Bifunctional Silyl Ether Cross-Linkers for the Design of Acid-Sensitive Biomaterials
Zwitterionic Polymers Exhibiting High Resistance to Nonspecific Protein Adsorption from Human Serum and Plasma
   

Updated 03/02/2012