2021 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Biomaterials Science
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Toshiyuki Ikoma / Guoping Chen
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue (S321) / 1-2 Fri (S321)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.C316
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on an important matter about biomaterials and basic knowledge of bioceramics, biopolymers and cells used in medical devices, regenerative medicine and drug delivery system. Biomaterial is an interdisciplinary field, and students need to understand each subject based on a common platform. The selection of materials starts development of medical devices, regenerative medicine and drug delivery systems, and thus students require to understand the properties of materials and cells composed of our tissues and organs.
Course description and aims
The goal of this course is to understand fundamental concepts of medical devices, regenerative medicine and drug delivery systems, through the position of material engineering, based on reactivity and safety of biomaterials used in our body, and to explain interfacial interaction between biomaterials and cells.
Keywords
Biomaterial, Regenerataive Medicine, Drug Delivery System, Bioceramcs, Biopolymers
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This lecture is given by distribution of necessary handout and blackboard demonstration.. Students are given exercise problems related to the lecture given that day to solve. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Important matters of biomaterials and medical devices |
To understand matters of biomaterials |
| Class 2 | Reaction of materials in our body and safety exam |
Biocompatibility |
| Class 3 | Introduction of bioceramics |
Properties of bioceramics |
| Class 4 | Hierarchical structure and biomineral |
Structure and function |
| Class 5 | Elements of experimental technique: Characterization method |
Characterization of biomaterials |
| Class 6 | Elements of experimental technique: Surface and interface |
Analytical method of surface and interface |
| Class 7 | Introduction of biopolymers |
Properties of biopolymers |
| Class 8 | Polymer scaffolds |
Polymer scaffolds and its fabrication method |
| Class 9 | Polymer Interface |
Control of polymer and tissue Engineering |
| Class 10 | Tissue Engineering by biopolymer |
Application of biopolymer to tissue Engineering |
| Class 11 | Medical devices (1): Artificial bone and bone filling materials |
Cutting edge of bone treatments |
| Class 12 | Medical devices (2): Drug delviery system |
DDS |
| Class 13 | Regenerative medicine(1): Introduction |
Introduction of regenerative medicine |
| Class 14 | Regenerative medicine (2): Drug delivery system |
Tissue engineered Bone and Cartilabe |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Junzo Tanaka, Toshiyuki Ikoma, Toshimasa Uemura, Kenichi Ohmori, Bioceramics, Korona-sha
Reference books, course materials, etc.
T. Ｉkoma and J. Tanaka et al., Nanobio and Nanomedicine, Korona-sha
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be assessed on their understanding of bioceramics, biopolymers, medical devices, regenerative medicines and drug delivery system, and their ability to apply them to solve problems. The student's course scores are based on final exams (80%) and exercises (20%).
Related courses
- MAT.C204 ： Kinetics of Chemical Reaction (Ceramics course)
- MAT.C202 ： Crystal and Phonon
Prerequisites
No prerequisites