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\nBiodegradable polymeric materials;
\nApplication of polymeric biomaterials in medicine and personal care will be discussed with emphasis on delivery systems and healing applications.","Order":1},{"ID":"2e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Prerequisites","Description":"MLE3104 and BN3301","Order":2},{"ID":"3e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Teaching Modes","Description":"Lectures every Monday 12:00-14:00 at UTSRC-GLR
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Week | \r\n\t\t\tContent | \r\n\t\t\tTutorial | \r\n\t\t
1 | \r\n\t\t\tIntroduction / Assignment / Lecture & Tutorial Schedule | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
2 | \r\n\t\t\tPart I: Polymers for Biomedical and Personal Care Applications | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
3 | \r\n\t\t\tPart II: Polymeric hydrogels | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
4 | \r\n\t\t\tPart III: Polymers in Solution | \r\n\t\t\tX | \r\n\t\t
5 | \r\n\t\t\tPart IV: Viscoelasticity of Polymers and Rheology of Polymeric Gels | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
6 | \r\n\t\t\tPart V: Degradation of Polymers | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
\r\n\t\t\t | Recess | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
7 | \r\n\t\t\tPart VI-a: DNA and Protein and their delivery (1hr) / Quiz (45 mins) | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
8 | \r\n\t\t\tPart VI-b: Protein Structure | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
9 | \r\n\t\t\tPart VII-a: Protein-Surface Interaction | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
10 | \r\n\t\t\tPart VII-b: Supramolecular polymers (Submit Assignment) | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
11 | \r\n\t\t\tPart VII-c: Comparing self-assembly | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
12 | \r\n\t\t\tRevision | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |