Materials for Bioengineering

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Lecture Classes (T): Teaching of the content by the instructor, covering four main areas: metallic materials, polymeric materials, ceramic materials and glasses, and composite materials, all with biomedical applicability.
Practical-Theoretical Classes (TP): Student support activities highlighting the applications of each type of material used in the manufacturing of biocomponents, complemented by the use of calculation methods for problem-solving.
All lecture and practical-theoretical class materials, in PDF format, will be made available to students on the UC Student portal.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge of the different materials used in engineering is one of the main specific skills required for an engineer. In order to be able to intervene in the production and processing of materials as well as in the conception and development of bioengineering projects, the biomedical engineer must have comprehensive knowledge not only about the nature of the different types of materials, but also a precise and quantitative knowledge of the properties of each material. This discipline aims to provide expertise on structure / properties / processing / performance of various materials, emphasizing the biomedical applications.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I. Introduction to the Study of Materials
- Groups or classes of materials
- Atomic structure
- Chemical bonding
- Crystalline structure
II. Metallic Materials
- Steels: classification and nomenclature
- Fe-Fe-3C diagram
- Stainless steels: ferritic, austenitic, and martensitic
- Mechanical properties and bioapplications
- Titanium, Cobalt, and Magnesium alloys: classification and nomenclature
- Processing and properties
- Bioapplications
III. Polymeric Materials
- Classification
- Molecular and structural characteristics
- Thermoplastics and thermosets
- Processing and properties
- Bioapplications
IV. Ceramic Materials and Glasses
- Classification; Composition; Bioapplications
- Non-porous: Al₂O₃; ZrO₂; Graphite
- Porous: Calcium hydroxyapatite (HA)
- Bioactive: Glasses
- Resorbable: Apatites and calcium carbonates
- Mechanical properties
- Processing
V. Composite Materials
- Classification: natural and engineered
- Matrix types
- Types and properties of reinforcements
- Biocomposites

Assessment Methods

Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Continuos Assessment
Frequency: 100.0%

Bibliography

William D. Callister, Jr., Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering; John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

W.F. Smith, Princípios de Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

J. S. Temenoff, A. G. Mikos, Biomaterials, Pearson International Edition, 2008.

C. Leyens, M. Peters, Titanium and Titanium Alloys, Wiley-VCH, 2003.

R.W.K. Honeycombe, H.K.D. H. Badeshia, Stells - Microstructure and Properties, 2nd Edition, Adward Arnold, 1995.

J. A. Helsen, H. J. Breme, Metals as Biomaterials, Wiley, 1998.

Sanjay K. Mazumdar, Composite Manufacturing,CRC PRESS, 2001.

Rajiv Asthana, Ashok Kumar, Narendra B. Dahotre, Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science, Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 2005.