20.340
Materials for Biomedical Applications
Spring 2006
This class provides an introduction to the interactions between cells and the surfaces of biomaterials. The course covers: surface chemistry and physics of selected metals, polymers, and ceramics; surface characterization methodology; modification of biomaterials surfaces; quantitative assays of cell behavior in culture; biosensors and microarrays; bulk properties of implants; and acute and chronic response to implanted biomaterials. General topics include biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
Readings
- Many assigned readings are from the course textbook:
- Ratner, Buddy D., et al. Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine . 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780125824637.
- Course Introduction
- Whitesides, G. M., and A. P. Wong. “The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science.” MRS Bulletin 31 (2006): 19-27.
- Biomaterials Surfaces: Physics
- Biomaterials Surfaces: Chemistry
- Jacobs, J. J., J. L. Gilbert, and R. M. Urban. “Corrosion of Metal Orthopaedic Implants.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80A (1998): 268-282.
- Biomaterials Surfaces: Chemistry (cont.)
- Ikada, Y., and H. Tsuji. “Biodegradable Polyesters for Medical and Ecological Applications.” Macromolecular Rapid Communications 21 (2000): 117-132.
- Protein-Surface Interactions
- Cell-Surface Interactions: Host Response to Biomaterials
- Cell-Surface Interactions: Host Response to Biomaterials (cont.)
- Surface Modification Methods
- Surface Modification Methods (cont.)
- Surface Characterization
- Surface Characterization In situ
- Quantifying Cell Behavior
- Quantifying Cell Behavior (cont.)
- Statistical Analysis
- Statistical Analysis (cont.)
- Biosensors and Diagnostic Devices
- Examples: Fiber Optic Biosensors, Nanobarcodes
- Drug Delivery: Controlled Release (Dr. Taniguchi)
- Drug Delivery: Controlled Release (cont.)
- Duncan, Ruth. “The Dawning Era of Polymer Therapeutics.” Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2 (2003): 347-360.
- Biomaterials for Organ Replacement
- Tissue Engineering Cell Types
- Tissue Engineering (cont.)
- Lec #: 24 · TOPICS: FDA Regulatory Issues and Course Evaluations · READINGS: Ratner: Sections 10.1-10.4.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical OpenCourseWare
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.