Medical Technology Medical Technology – basics, materials and system solutions

Course unit code

Specialization04.04.01 – Chemistry

Course unit title

Medical Technology Medical Technology – basics, materials and system solutions

Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)

Prof. Heinrich Lothar

Level of course

Master

Semester

2

ECTS credits

2

Working hours

Contact hours

40

lectures

28

seminars

practical classes

12

laboratory classes

consultations

Independent work

32

Total

72

Work placement

Language of instruction

English

Prerequisites

Chemistry, biochemistry

Objectives of the course

Learning outcomes

A student’s assessments methods

aims:

-to disclose the relation between market development, demand and life cycles of products and technologies on the base of medical products;

-to become familiar with the biocompatibility (Russian/English) and to under-stand the different aspects of compatibilities to physiological system;

-to understand the technical processing of biomaterials

Formation of competence:

а)intercultural:

-know the different materials used in implants, disposals and other medical products;

-recognize materials and failures on used and explanted medical devices;

b) professional:

-provide knowledge on the typical materials which are used in medical technology in order to select and recommend the appropriate metal, ceramic or polymer.

-advise the necessary steps for the certification of medical products.

Presentations, tests and written exam.

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, group work, delivery of individual presentations, independent study of literature, case studies, roleplays, brainstorming.

Course unit content

Title

Lecturers  (hours)

Self-study (hours)

Introduction.

history, modern apparatus, market sizes, market dynamics, socio-economic background, markets

4

4

Technology life cycles, legal requirements to produce and market  medical product (Russia, EU, USA etc.)

6

4

Segmentation of the medical products, fields of application, typical materials

6

4

Biocompatibility, biomaterials, structural and functional and interfacial effects, efficient use of biomaterial available on the market

6

4

Typical metals and ceramics in medical use, corrosion ef-fects and related risks

6

4

Principles of polymerization, the most used polymers in the medical tech-nology, properties, processing, blends, composites

6

4

Biodegradable pol-ymers, processing of plastics, compatibilizers for fibers inforced plas-tics

6

4

Test

4

40

32

Assessment requirements

Student’s skills in this subject will be evaluated by means of presentations in the seminars, written tests and final examination.

Assessment criteria

The assessment of the presented works is carried out by the following criteria:

– compliance of the contents to a subject;

– existence of logical communication of stated information;

– compliance of registration to requirements;

– accuracy and literacy of a statement;

– work is handed over in time.

The composition of final accumulative mark

Final accumulative mark consists of:  2 tests –20 % each, individual assignment – 30 %, exam –  30 %

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