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CHEM13081 Biomaterials: Environmental and Medical Applications
Biomaterials: Environmental and Medical Applications
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General Information

Overview

This unit is an introduction to the use and usefulness of biomaterials. You will be introduced to the materials science of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites, and the engineering principles behind biomaterial design. You will also discuss the medical and environmental applications of biomaterials, such as biomedical engineering, bioactive polymers and antifouling biofilms.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences or CHEM11043 Atoms, Molecules and Matter or CHEM11044 Chemical Reactions

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Offerings For Term 2 - 2024

Mixed Mode

Attendance Requirements

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Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

Usefulness of the knowledge and skills is not clear.

Recommendation

To demonstrate the usefulness of the knowledge and skills more clearly, and amidst an impending combination of the Unit with another, we will: 1. Provide relevant, contextualised examples in the content to demonstrate the usefulness of the content and the subject. 2. Review whether the current assessment structure can be improved to enable the students to obtain useful knowledge and skills.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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