課程目標	 
<br>The ob<x>jective of this course is to provide engineering background students 
<br>with an in-depth desc<x>ription of the synthesis, properties, and biomedical 
<br>applications of biomaterials.
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<br>參考書目
<br>1) Biomaterials : the Intersection of biology and materials science / J.S. 
<br>Temenoff, A.G. Mikos. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008
<br>2) Biomaterials: A Basic Introduction / Qizhi Chen, George Thouas  (October 
<br>15, 
<br>2014 by CRC Press )
<br>3) The biomedical engineering handbook / edited by Joseph D. Bronzino and 
<br>Donald 
<br>R. Peterson.  Boca Raton, FL : CRC ; Taylor & Francis, [2015]  
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<br>評量方式	 
<br>No.	項目	        百分比	%
<br>1.	Midterm Exam	45%	 
<br>2.	Final Exam	45%	
<br>3.	Presence	10%
<br>4.      Answering questinos  Bonus	
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<br>教學進度(Syllabus)
<br>第1週	Introduction to Biomaterials: Materials for Biomedical Applications
<br>第2週	Biomaterials in Orthopaedics, Bioinert Ceramic, Biodegradable Polymers 
<br>第3週	Biologically-derived Biodegradable Materials and their Applications
<br>第4週	Smart biomaterials
<br>第5週	Physiochemical Properties of Biomaterials
<br>第6週	Biomaterial Degradation
<br>第7週	Invited talk  
<br>第8週	Midterm exam   
<br>第9週	Surface Properties of Biomaterials (I)
<br>第10週	Surface Properties of Biomaterials (II)
<br>第11週	Protein Interactions with Biomaterials (I)
<br>第12週	Protein Interactions with Biomaterials (II)
<br>第13週	Cell Interactions with Biomaterials (I)
<br>第14週	Cell Interactions with Biomaterials (II)
<br>第15週	Invited talk
<br>第16週	Term project report
<br>第17週	Final exam
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