MSE 470: Design and Use of Biomaterials (offered in fall each year)

Student Evaluation: 4.9/5 (Ranked Teaching Excellence)

This course is intended to provide an introduction to materials used in medical applications. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who have a basic background in organic/polymer chemistry, physics, biochemistry and materials science. The nature of the subject is such that the course must integrate both materials science and biology. It is the purpose of this course to provide the student an understanding of the fundamental principles and language associated with current biomaterials research and to understand the issues associated with medical applications of these materials. The goal is to enable students in the course to read the biomaterials literature with critical understanding.

MSE 474: Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (offered in spring each year)

Student Evaluation: 4.7/5 (Ranked Teaching Excellence)

This course will give an introduction to the synthesis of biomaterials, especially bio-polymers, and their applications in nanomedicines. This course is designed for up-lever undergraduate students and graduate students with organic chemistry (or polymer chemistry), and biology (or biochemistry) back-ground. About 65-70% of the course will be lecture; 30-35% will be article reading, discussion and project de-sign. The lecturer has biotech industrial experience. Design and synthesis of biomaterials/nanomedicines, and their clinical implication and translation will be covered in this course. This course integrates science and technology advances in chemistry, materials science and preclinical medicine, and serves for students who aim to develop career in biomaterials, bioengineering (drug delivery, tissue engineering, and biosensors) and bio-medicine.