Structural Aspects of Biomaterials

Bio Engineering/ME C117:
Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
By Professor Lisa Pruitt




This course provides an overview of medical devices, FDA regulatory issues, biocompatibility and sterilization technology. It examines biomechanical properties: isotropy/anisotropy, stiffness, bending stresses, contact stresses, multiaxial loading, plasticity, fatigue, fracture, wear, corrosion, design issues. Also covered: Orthopedics, Dental, Cardiovascular, and Soft Tissue Reconstruction.
Professor Pruitt's current research is focused on fatigue and fracture micromechanisms, cyclic damage zones, and evolution of structure due to cyclic loading and environment in advanced polymers and biomaterials; tribology of...

>>ME C117 Lecture 01: Course Overview (1:22:09)
>>ME C117 Lecture 02: Biocompatibility/FDA Regulatory Agency (1:21:09)
>>ME C117 Lecture 03: Orthopedics (1:20:24)
>>ME C117 Lecture 04: Case Study: Sulzer Recall (1:19:44)
>>ME C117 Lecture 05: Case Study: Hip Implant Corrosion
>>ME C117 Lecture 06: Final Project Outline
>>ME C117 Lecture 07: Case Study: Sterilization
>>ME C117 Lecture 08: Wear in Total Joint Replacements
>> ME C117 Lecture 09: Total Shoulder Replacements; Contact
>>ME C117 Lecture 10: Contact Stress in Devices; Stress
>>ME C117 Lecture 11: Dr. Michael Ries, Chief of...
>>ME C117 Lecture 12: UHMWPE Fatigue
>>ME C117 Lecture 13: Fatigue Design
>> ME C117 Lecture 14: Guest Lecture - Dr. Andy Kohm, Spinal
>>ME C117 Lecture 15: Defect Tolerant Philosophy
>>ME C117 Lecture 16: Prof. Rob Ritchie, Fracture in...
>>ME C117 Lecture 17: Dental Materials
>>ME C117 Lecture 18: Guest Lecture: Vascular Mechanics
>>ME C117 Lecture 19: In Class Demonstrations: Knee, Hip,...
>>ME C117 Lecture 20: Dr. Scott Robertson, LBL - Stents:...
>> ME C117 Lecture 21 - Dr. Alan Pelton, Nitinol Device
>>ME C117 Lecture 22: Soft Tissue Reconstruction
>>ME C117 Lecture 24: Exam Solutions
>>ME C117 Lecture 26: Student Presentations
>>ME C117 Lecture 27: Student Presentations (continued)