ENME487-21S2 (C) Semester Two 2021

Special Topic: Biomaterials

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 July 2021
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 August 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 1 October 2021

Description

Course provides a history of biomaterials through the lens of orthopaedic implants. Students will learn about various existing biomaterials used in the body, including metals, ceramics, and polymers, and will continue into novel biomaterials and emerging fields, such as additive manufacturing and how that influences medical device design.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

Debbie Munro

Lecturer

Karl Dahm

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Test 2 - In Exam week 20%
Failiure Case Study 16 Aug 2021 15%
Test 1 15 Sep 2021 20%
New material case study 27 Sep 2021 15%
Final Individual Research Literature Review 20 Oct 2021 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,114.00

International fee $5,500.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

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