OVERVIEW

Natural tissues are composite materials. The Course will drive the students through the artificial composite materials used for bioapplications, either as external either as internal prosthesis The Course will introduce the features of Composite Materials applied mainly, but not only, to biomedical applications. Composites for external prosthesis as carbon fiber/polymer matrix materials will be shown as well as those composites adopted for internal prosthesis

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Provide to students the capability to manage new material items based upon an engineering point of view focused on the device instead of the pure material. Continuous comparative analysis between the scientists and industrial viewpoints will be performed in classroom

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Course is intended to introduce to the students the complexity of anisotropic composite materials both for external and internal prosthesis. The dependence from the inner structure will be defined and related to mechanical and functional properties. Artificial composite materials for external prosthesis as Carbon Fiber/Polymer matrix will be deeply introduced, showing their nano-micro-macro nature, the way to produce them as well their chemical and physical features.In the second part of the Course material for internal prosthesis, scaffolds and Tissue Engineering will be introduced and deeply studied, accordingly to the main productive technologies as Additivite Manufacturing, Elettrospinning and Bioreactors. Biontegration, Biodegradability, Bioasorption and many of the guest-prosthesis interactons features will be debated in classroom.

Definition of Composite Material: matrix and reinforcement. Intro to valuation of mechanical and functional properties as dependent upon orientation and composite lay up. Carbon fiber-polymer matrix composites: Pan and Pitch fibers: intro to construction and properties.  Prepreg design and manufacturing: Symmetric and balanced lay up. Fiber-matrix adhesion problems: micro and nano evaluation. Woven and non woven 2D and 3D composites. Composite Materials for internal prosthesis: introduction to scaffolds. Scaffolds materials and functions: intro to projecting and manufacturing. Ceramic-Polymer composites. Scaffold creation: 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies. Scaffold surface functionalization: physisorption and chemisorption for drug delivery tasks and resorbing temporary applications

PREREQUISITES

The exam is dedicated to last year students therefore all the previously studied items could be recalled and assumed as fluently used by th students.

TEACHING METHODS

Class lessons and discussion of case studies

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Slides presented and discussed by the teacher as well as eventual book parts and pubblications focussed over these items will be provided.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Provided by the teacher

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FABRIZIO BARBERIS (President)

ALBERTO LAGAZZO

MARIO AGOSTINO ROCCA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Accordingly to the official calendar

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam with a first topic proposed by the student and at least two more arguments asked by the teacher

ASSESSMENT METHODS

By oral exam. The final evaluation will be obtained by the results provided by the student.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

None