(Teaching unit shared with the ICM curriculum, Personalised Medicine and Healthcare societal challenge.)
This pedagogical unit (UP) allows students to acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to understand the interactions between biomaterials and biological tissues. The program includes lectures and practical sessions covering essential concepts and principles in manufacturing processes, physico-chemistry, and biology. To expose students to the realities of biomaterials fabrication and usage, the program is completed by a visit to a company specialized in medical devices and/or a hospital department at the Saint-Étienne University Hospital (CHU).
The UP totalizes 39 hours. The course is taught in English, primarily at the Centre for Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering (CIS-Campus Santé Innovations). It is shared with the BMED (Biomedical Engineering and Design) Master's program, which offers in-depth teaching related to biomaterials research topics developed in the laboratory (biofabrication, bio-instructive materials, etc.) including several practical sessions.
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| Written exam: | 70 | % | Project submission: | % | |
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| Individual presentation: | % | Group practical exercise: | 30 | % | |
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Lecture. Materials for Medical Applications: key concepts and clinical cases, N. Douard & D. Iandolo (3h)
Lecture. Bone physiology and adaptation to mechanical stress: A. Guignandon (3h)
Lecture. Biopolymers and conductive polymers: D. Eglin and D. Iandolo (3h)
Lecture. Bioceramics: N. Douard (3h)
Lecture. Implants and additive manufacturing: J. Geringer (12h)
Lecture. Biomaterials-tissue Interactions: D. Eglin (3h)
Practical Session. Sterilization of medical devices, A. Tronel and N. Douard (3h)
Practical Session. Physico-Chemical Characterization, R. Journiac and O. Valfort (3h)
Visit. (3h) Written Exam (3h) |