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Biomaterials II: Applications and Technologies
FCH-MA_BATAcad. year: 2025/2026
Introduction to biomaterials, various technological methods used for extraction and preparation of biomaterials, characterization of biopolymers by various techniques and structure confirmation, chemical modification of biomaterials, preparation of various forms of biopolymers, medical use of biomaterials between metal/metal oxide nanoparticles and biomaterial, environmental applications of biomaterials, general overview of biomaterials and implantation process, chemical interaction between biomaterials with synthetic polymers and proteins, injection and soft hydrogels based on natural and synthetic biomaterials, biomaterial-based bionanocomposites.
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Students will improve their knowledge of Biomaterials: Extraction process from different sources, characterizations and chemical modifications, different technology that used for fabrication different biomaterials and their applications in medical and environmental sectors.
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Basic literature
Joon B. Park, Joseph D. Bronzino: Biomaterials: Principles and Applications. CRC Press, Boca Raton 2002. ISBN: 0849314917, 9780849314919. (EN)
Parveen F.: Recent Advances in Biopolymers. InTech 2016. ISBN 953-51-2255-X, 978-953-51-2255-5. (EN)
Rezaie H. R., Bakhtiari L., Öchsner A.: Biomaterials and Their Applications. Springer International Publishing 2015. ISBN: 978-3-319-17845-5, 978-3-319-17846-2. (EN)
Robert H. Marchessault, François Ravenelle, Xiao Xia Zhu: Polysaccharides for Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Applications 2006. ISBN: 9780841239609, 9780841220522. (EN)
Williams R.: Surface Modification of Biomaterials: Methods, Analysis and Applications (Woodhead Publishing in Materials). Woodhead Publishing 2010. ISBN: 1845696409, 9781845696405. (EN)
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2. Different technological methods used for extraction and preparation of biomaterials
3. Characterization of biopolymers by different techniques and confirmation the structure
4. Chemical modifications of biomaterials
5. Preparation of different forms of biopolymers
6. The medical uses of biomaterials
7. Uses of biomaterial in preparation/synthetization of different metal/metal oxide nanoparticles
8. The mechanisms of interactions between metal/metal oxide nanoparticles and biomaterials
9. The environmental applications of biomaterials
10. General overview of biomaterials and implantation process
11. The chemical interaction between biomaterials with synthetic polymers and proteins
12. Injectable and soft hydrogels based on natural and synthetic biomaterials
13. Bionanocomposites based on biomaterials
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