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DAY # TOPICS ASSIGNMENTS
1

Overview of Course, Orientation to Current Approaches and Types of Molecularly Designed Biomaterials
Molecular Design and Synthesis of Biomaterials I: Biodegradable Polymeric Solids

  • Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Hydrolysis
  • Links between Materials Structure and Hydrolysis Mechanisms
Problem Set 1 Assigned   
2
  • Theory of Solid Polymer Erosion
  • Enzymatic Degradation of Materials
  • In vivo Degradation of Solid Polymers
3
  • Biologic Recognition in vivo
  • Engineering Biological Recognition of Solid Polymers
  • Application Focus
4

Controlled Release Devices from Solid Polymers

  • Degradable Materials as Controlled Release Devices
  • Physical Chemistry Principles in Delivering Small Molecues vs. Proteins
  • Theory of Drug Release in Systems with Different Degradation Mechanisms
Problem Set 1 Solution
Problem Set 2 Assigned
5
  • Drug Delivery Systems: Microspheres, Macrolaminates, and Reservoir Devices
  • Molecular Design Tailored Controlled Release Devices
  • Devices with Complex Release Profiles and Delivery of Multiple Cargos
Problem Set 2 Solution
6

Degradable Polymers and Tissue Engineering

  • Key Properties of Degradable Materials as Synthetic ECMs
  • Scaffold Design for Tissue Engineering
  • Combining Drug Delivery with Tissue Engineering
Problem Set 3 Assigned
7

Molecular Design and Synthesis of Biomaterials II: Hydrogels

  • Hydrogel Structure
  • Methods of Polymerization
  • Phys chem. of Physical Gels
8
  • Design of Hydrogels as Synthetic ECMs
  • Formation of Injectable, Self-Gelling Systems
Problem Set 3 Solution
9
  • Hydrogels as Controlled Release Materials
  • Theory of Diffusion in Hydrogels
10
  • Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels
  • Theory of Polyelectrolyte Gels and Coacervates
  • Encapsulation of Drugs and Proteins in Polyelectrolyte Gels
11

Molecular Design and Synthesis of Biomaterials III: Bioceramics and Biocomposites

  • Molecular Structure of Bone and Targets for Biomimetic Approaches
  • Bone as a Nanocomposite
  • Synthetic Approaches to Bone Structure
  • Remodeling of Bioceramics in vivo
12
  • Theory and Approach to Synthetic Biomineralization
13 Exam I Problem Set 4 Assigned
14
  • Synthetic Approaches to Bone Structure (continued)
  • Biocomposites in Device Applications and Drug Delivery
15

Combining Biological and Synthetic Molecules

  • Biological Engineering with Hybrid Molecules: Common Objectives
  • Outline of General Methods
  • Key Molecules for Introducing Biological Function to Synthetic Systems
Problem Set 4 Solution
Problem Set 5 Assigned
16
  • Antibody and Peptide Production and Utilization
  • Recombinant Protein Technology
  • Chemical Approaches for Hybrid Molecules
  • Polymeric Pro-Drugs
  • Covalent vs. Non-covalent Strategies
17
  • Design of Materials with Immobilized or Limited-Mobility Signals
  • Steric Interaction Issues in Design of Artificial Receptor-Ligand Systems
  • Soluble Molecules as Part of Controlled Release Systems
  • Liposomes, Polymerosomes, and Colloidosomes
  • Targeted Drug Delivery
Problem Set 5 Solution
18
  • Surface Patterning of Biomolecules
  • Gene Delivery From Surfaces (L.Shea)
  • Application of Hybrid Molecules to Biosensor Design
19 Exam II
20

Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials

  • Classes of Responsive Biomaterials
  • Stimuli Suitable for in vivo Devices: Physiological Stimuli and External Stimuli
  • Ex vivo Responsive Devices
21
  • Thermally-Responsive Devices
  • Thermodynamics of Thermally - Sensitive Biomaterials, UCST vs. LCST Systems
22
  • Ph-Sensitive Materials
  • Anti-Tumor Devices Based on pH Sensitivity
23
  • Bioelectronics: Drug Delivery Chips
  • Photosensitive Biomaterials
  • Photonic Systems, Core-Shell Structures, Quantum Dots as in vivo Diagnostics and Delivery Devices
24
  • Integrated Devices and the Future of 'Smart' Biomaterials
  • Devices that 'Sense and Respond'
  • Application focus: Synthetic Gene Delivery Vectors
25 Exam III
26 Course wrap-up