Course detail

Materials for Biomedical Applications

FEKT-MPC-MBAAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course deals with materials including nanostructured ones and prepared by special technologies to be applied in biomedical praxis. Further, the action of biological environment on the corrosion and life time of materials used also the compatibility of implants in tissues will be addressed. Metrology of nanostructures such as microscopy, mass spectrometry of secondary ions and/or X-ray analysis will be explained. Recently invented electrochemical power sources designed for applications in medicine such as special diagnostic and therapeutic tools or pacemakers will be involved into a separate chapter. The chapter describing NMR for both diagnostic and analytical purposes will be also significant.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Student who enrols this subject should be able to be able:
•to be knowledgeable in fundamental concepts of medicine
•to possess fundamental surwey of biochemical processes in living bodies
•to be able to explain essentials of elecric circuits used in biomedicine
•to be able to safely handle chemicals according to a manual

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Classification of laboratory work ( 6 work assignment )...summary 30p
Written part of closing examen..............................................................60p
Presentation of assignet topic................................................................10p
Exercises in laboratory are obligatory. Dully excussed absence in laboratory exercises is possible to complete after being approved by the teacher.

Aims

The proposed subject will prepare the pregraduate students of FEEC for the solution of technological, economic and ecologic problems connected with the choice, usage and testing of various materials in biomedical applications.
The graduate after finishing proposed course will have be able following actions:
• Qualified judging of the materials application in biomedical praxis
• Describe the diseases of heart and vessel system and to describe the strategy of their treating
• Describe the properties of macromolecular materials, ceramics and metals suitable for implants
• To have a general survey over recent situation of materials for contact and implanted eye lenses
• To possess fundamental knowledge of usage of electrochemical power sources for laboratory equipment, cardio stimulators /peace makers and defibrillators
• To be informed of the newest trends in preparation and application of bio nanomaterials in medicine, for example, for the treatment of carcinogenous diseases
• To be avare of the nuclear magnetic spectroscopu (NMR) and of the tissues compatibility in NMR diagnostics

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Navrátil,L. a kol: Medicínská biofyzika, GRADA 2005, Praha (CS)
Sedlaříková,M. a kol. Materiály pro biomedicínu, elektronická skripta (CS)
Valečko,Z: Bioelektronika, BEN Technická literatura, Praha 2005 (CS)
VONDRÁK, J., SEDLAŘÍKOVÁ, M., REITER, J., NOVÁK, V., NEČESAL, P. Carbon and/ or graphite anodes for gel polymer batteries. In International Meeting on Lithium Batteries. Nara, Japonsko: The Electrochemical Society, Inc., 2004. s. 234 ( s.)ISBN: 1-56677-415- 2. (CS)
Vondrák, J., Sedlaříková,M.,Elektrochemická měření, elektronická verze (CS)
Žabka,M. a kol.:Moderní lékové formy ve farmaceutické technologii, Bratislava 2001 (CS)

Recommended reading

Bednář B. a kol.:Nové materiály, VŠCHT, Praha 1991 (CS)
Liu,B. In vitro investigation of Fe30Mn6Si shape memory alloy as potential biodegradable metallic material, Material Letters 65 (2011) 540-543 (EN)
Pistoia, G.: Lithium Batteries, New Materials, Developments and Perspective, Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterodam, 1994 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-EVM Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer