Code: | L.EMAT027 | Acronym: | B |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Science and Technology of Materials |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Materials Engineering |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L.EMAT | 41 | Syllabus | 3 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
Justification:
Biomaterials have been undergoing a massive expansion and begin to be used in numerous clinical applications to repair, rebuild, replace or regenerate damaged areas of the body. This expansion is strongly associated with technological advances in reconstructive and regenerative medicine and the exponential increase in average life expectancy in modern societies. The science of biomaterials is an interdisciplinary field, and the Materials Engineering Branch is of paramount importance for the development of new materials, using innovative technologies.
Objectives:
The course aims to provide students with fundamental concepts on the various types of materials that are used in medicine. Are also covered aspects such as structural and surface characteristics of biomaterials, their interaction with the surrounding tissue and their clinical applications. For the attendance of this subject is necessary that students have previously knowledgeable of science and materials engineering.
Specific Skills:
- Select and manipulate materials for a particular application in the human body;
- Evaluate the performance of materials based on scientific knowledge of their composition, structure and properties;
- Know the limitations of the biomaterials and the characteristics that might influence changes over time;
- Recognize and understand the reasons for a clinical failure of biomaterials; - Critically evaluate the characteristics of new materials produced by the manufacturing industry, mentioned by standards institutes or referred to in scientific journals;
General Skills:
- Competence in analysis and synthesis;
- Ability to solve problems;
- Competence in independent learning;
- Knowledge of foreign languages;
- Skills to communicate with people who are not experts in the field;
- Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
- Biomaterials for blood contact.
- Strategies for treatment/prevention of infections associated with the use of medical devices.
- Organ-on-a-chip technology.
Students are strongly encouraged to participate in class and questions are frequently asked during the presentation of the themes so that students can learn on their own. The first minutes of each class are based on the discussion of the themes of the previous class. The themes are presented using slides, which will be available for students, and they reproduce practical examples of the application of biomaterials. Some classes will be given by renowned surgeons, where biomaterials will be applied in various areas of medicine and surgery. In laboratory classes, some polymeric and ceramic scaffolds will be manufactured and characterized.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Teste | 20,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 20,00 |
Exame | 60,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 110,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 52,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
Terms of frequency: attendance of 75% of laboratory classes (PL).
The Assessment is distributed with a final exam.
The evaluation of the TP component consists of the following elements: three written assessments throughout the semester for analysis and discussion of scientific publications, and completion of a final written exam.
The PL component is assessed by a poster concerning the practical works developed throughout the semester and a written exam at the end of practical laboratory classes.
Final grade: 0.20* Grade PL + 0.80* Grade TP (TP and PL grades are rounded to the nearest whole number)
Grade TP = 0.25 * Average Grade of Continuous Assessment (CA)
+ 0.75 * Grade Written exam
The average score of continuous assessment = (CA1 + CA2 + CA3)/3 (CAi values rounded to the tenth)
Grade PL = 0.20 *(grade of poster) + 0.80 * final written exam
By taking a final exam and attending laboratory classes. The formula for calculating the final grade is the same as an ordinary student.
It will be obtained through a written exam, counting for the final grade the PL component grade.