Bioceramics

- Overview of bioceramic materials
- Introduction to proteins and cell biology
- Ceramic materials for implant technologies
- Sol-gel Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Advanced Freeze Casting: the Freeze Gelation Process
- Direct Foaming
- Biomineralization Inspired Micromoulding Techniques
- Micro-structured biofunctionalized ceramic surfaces and their impact on cells
- Inorganic / organic scaffold composites for bone tissue engineering with gradual porosities
- Cell evaluation of novel microporous Hydroxyapatite-based scaffolds for bone replacement
- Submicron Colloidosomes for Drug-Delivery
- Nanofiber Based Scaffolds for Cell-Matrix Interactions

The students will be able to understand the interface between ceramics and biology.

The course will be completed by a module exam (one mark).

oral exam

• Hench L. L., Wilson J., An Introduction to Bioceramics, World Scientific Publications ISBN 9-81-0214006
• Hunter R. J., Introduction to Modern Colloid Science, Oxford Science ISBN 0-19-855386-2
• Ratner B. D., Hoffmann A. S. et al, An Introduction to Materials in Medicine, Elsevier ISBN 0-12-582463-7
• Epple M., Biomaterialien und Biomineralisation, Teubner ISBN 3-519-00354-6 Saliterman S. S., Fundamentals of BioMEMS and Medical Microdevices, Wiley ISBN 0-8194-5977

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