BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS

BME/PHMSCI 430

Course Description

Addresses the range of materials currently being utilized for various biomedical applications, the biological systems governing biomaterial applications, analytical techniques pertinent to biomaterial evaluation, and selected major medical applications in which biomaterials play an important role.

Prerequisties

(BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101 and BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 102 , BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 , ZOOLOGY 153 , or BIOCORE 383 ) and (CHEM 341 or CHEM 343 )

Satisfies

BME 545 , BME 510 , and BME 400

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.33

2.07% from Historical

Completion Rate

99.21%

-0.09% from Historical

A Rate

15.08%

-16.04% from Historical

Class Size

126

37.4% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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