Course Detail
Units:
2.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: Graduate student status.
Recommended Prerequisite: BIOEN 6040.
Description
Biocompatibility of soluble and insoluble (crosslinked) polymers. Biocompatibility of biomaterials used as implants, blood substitutes, and carriers of bioactive molecules. Biorecognition of synthetic macromolecules on cellular and subcellular levels. Biodegradability and immunogenicity of biomaterials.