Biomaterials & Implants
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Biomaterials & Implants Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Biomaterials & Implants (subject code 4360302) as prescribed for Biomed · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 34 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the Jan-2024 intake. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4360302)Unit 1 Introduction of Biomaterials and Implants
- 1.1. Introduction To Biomaterial and Biological Material
- 1.2. Need Of Biomaterial
- 1.3. Classification Of Biomaterial
- 1.4. Introduction to Implant
- 1.4.1. Classification of Implant
- 1.5. Tissue Response to Implants
- 1.5.2. Inflammation and Infection
Unit 2 Metals, Ceramics and Composite
- 2.1. Stainless steel 316 and 316L
- 2.2. Cobalt-chromium alloys: Cast alloys, Wrought alloys, Forged alloys.
- 2.3. Titanium based alloys: Cast alloys, Wrought alloys, Forged alloys
- 2.7. Ceramics-Surface reactive ceramics: Bioglass, Ceravital
- 2.8. Composite: Introduction structure and Application.
Unit 3 Polymers
- 3.1. Polymerization: Types of polymer chain, Polymers in biomedical use.
- 3.2. Polyethylene and polypropylene
- 3.3. Perfluorinated polymers
- 3.4. Acrylic polymers
- 3.5. Polyamides and Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA)
- 3.6. Sterilization of polymer.
Unit 4 Cardiovascular, Optical and Auditory Implant
- 4.1. Cardiovascular Implant:
- 4.1.1. Vascular grafts,
- 4.1.2. Heart valves: Mechanical (Caged-ball valve, Tilting disc valve and Bi-leaflet valve) and Biological (Xenografts (porcine and bovine), allografts or homografts),
- 4.1.3. Cardiac assisting devices: LVAD
- 4.1.5. Implantable pacemaker
- 4.2. Optical Implants:
- 4.2.1. Contact Lenses - Soft and Hard Lenses 4.2.2 Disposable Lenses
- 4.2.3. Intraocular Lenses (IOLS),
- 4.3. Auditory Implant: Cochlear Implant
Unit 5 Dental Implant, Orthopedic Implant and Ecofriendly Biomaterial for Implants
- 5.1. Dental Implant:
- 5.1.1. Endosteal Implants,
- 5.1.2. Subperiosteal implants.
- 5.2. Orthopedic implant:
- 5.2.1. Total Hip replacement
- 5.2.2. Total knee replacements
- 5.3. Ecofriendly Biomaterial for Implants: choice of materials and manufacturing processes.
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