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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Hyderabad

Historical perspectives; Biocompatibility; Bioactivity; Biodegradation; Biomimicry; Biomaterial classes; Protheses; Implants; Medical devices; Design-application paradigm; Clinical case studies

-mer/Monomer/Oligomer/Polymer; Molecular structure: backbone, end-group, side-group, co-polymer; Configuration: stereoisomers, tacticity; Molar mass; Degree of polymerization; Polydispersity

Chain conformation; Size: end-to-end distance, persistence length, Rg, Rh; Architecture: linear, branched, cross-linked, brush, dendrimer; Thermoplastic; Thermoset; Elastomer; Polymer synthesis

Crystalline and amorphous states; Hierarchy; Folded chain model; Phase transitions; Crystallization kinetics; Melting; Glass transition temperature; Flory-Fox & Fox equations; Microstructure & modulus

Dissolution; Solubility parameter; Solvent quality; Excluded volume; Entanglement; Viscosity; Mark-Houwink equation; Solution thermodynamics; Ideal solutions; Lattice model; Flory-Huggins theory

Synthetic polymers; Design of sutures, hip prosthesis, soft contact lenses, dental resins, vascular grafts, bone cement; Structure-property-function-application: polyurethanes, silicones, (e)PTFE, PMMA, PEG, polyanhydrides & polyesters (PLA, PGA, PLGA, PCL); Drug release case study

Natural polymers; Proteins; Polysaccharides; Structure-property-function-application: collagen, silk fibroin, elastin, cellulose, HPMC, chitosan, alginate, aggrecan, heparin & hyaluronic acid; Hydrogels: types, swelling, crosslink density, mesh size, Flory-Rehner theory, Merrill-Peppas equation

Tensile testing: temperature, solvent, strain rate & microstructural effects; Stress-strain curves; Brittle-ductile transition; Elastomers; Tensile properties; Ageing; Other testing modes; Failure mechanisms

Viscoelasticity; Hooke’s & Newton’s laws; Creep; Stress relaxation; Deborah number; Hysteresis; Viscoelasticity in collagen, elastin, ligaments & tendons; Tendon testing; Linear viscoelastic models; Bulk degradation: routes & mechanisms

Scaffold preparation techniques; Sterilization methods; Polymer electrospinning: physical insights, nanofiber preparation, demonstration, controlled release; Additive manufacturing & 3D printing

Biomaterial surfaces: properties, modification & ECM interactions; Protein adsorption: thermodynamic, kinetic and steric effects; Monolayer theory; Competitive adsorption; Vroman effect; Blood-polymer interactions; Hemocompatibility; Anti-thrombotic surfaces

Biomaterial implantation; Inflammation; Foreign body response; Fibrous encapsulation; Immune response; Medical devices; Device testing; Biocompatibility; Translation; Clinical case studies; Device failure; Device regulation; Regulatory agencies