Course Description

Physics 409a/b Bio-Materials II

Interface between artificial materials and biological systems, materials for bone fixation and ligament repair, biodegradable implants, advanced metallic implants and prostheses, artificial blood vessels, artificial intraocular lenses, materials in dentistry, interaction of artificial bio-materials with the musculoskeletal system, DNA-interconnect molecules to build nanostructures with inorganic building blocks.

Prerequisite: Physics 309a/b.

3 lecture hours, half course.

To be introduced in September, 2004.

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