This course focuses on the science of medical implants, scaffolds and devices that are playing a significant role in the globally aging population. It comprises key concepts in the design and applications of natural and synthetic biomaterials in various forms for bone, dental, skin, vascular, liver, lung and neural tissue regeneration and relevant applications. This course integrates the fundamental pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences with the cutting-edge medical applications in the real world and prepares the students for broad career opportunities across academic, medical and industrial fields.

CILO-1: Explain the fundamental concepts of biomedical materials and their broad application in today’s medicine. CILO-2: Use the rationales for designing biomaterials targeting different tissue/organs for regenerative medicine. CILO-3: Describe the interactions between biomaterials and the body. CILO-4: Discuss the key technical and ethical issues in the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering.