IE581 Special Topics Syllabus:Computer-Aided Biomodeling and Fabrication

IE 581 Computer-Aided Biomodeling and Fabrication, Spring 2011

Class Time: TBD
Location: TBD

Instructor: Prof. Bahattin Koc
Office: FENS G013 Telephone: 9557
E-Mail: bahattinkoc@sabanciuniv.edu

Objective of the course: ability to use advanced computer-aided design and fabrication technologies in development of biomedical related products such as customized medical devices, tools, implants, engineered tissues, organs and biological systems.

Description:This course will introduce advanced design and fabrication methodologies in development of customized medical devices and tools, implants, and engineered tissues, organs and biological systems. The topics covered include computer-aided design and representation of biological objects, computational geometry for medical imaging and processing, reverse engineering, computer-aided analysis and engineering, biomaterials, tissue engineering, solid freeform fabrication (rapid prototyping) and rapid tooling for biomedical engineering applications, bio-manufacturing and manufacturing processes for medical devices/tools. The course also includes several related hands-on laboratory projects.

Grade Distribution for the course is as follows:

Assignments.......................................20%
Projects..………………….................40%
Final Exam .........................................40%
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Total……..........................................100 %

References:

• Tissue Engineering by B. Palsson and S. N. Bhatia, Prentice Hall 2004
• Biomaterials, J.S. Temenoff and A. G. Mikos, Prentice Hall, 2008
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Medical Applications: Reverse Engineering, Software Conversion and Rapid Prototyping by Ian Gibson (Editor), Wiley, 2006.
• Computer Aided Manufacturing, by T.C. Chang, R.A. Wysk, and H.P. Wang 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006.
• Product Design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering and New Product Development by K. Otto and K. Wood, Prentice Hall, 2001.
• Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE, by K. Lee, Addison-Wesley, 1999.

1. Introduction to biomedical and engineering

2. Computer-aided design and bio-modeling

3. Computational geometry for medical imaging and processing

4. Three-dimensional reconstruction

5. Biomimetic design

6. Reverse engineering

7. Computer-aided analysis and engineering

8. Materials in biomedical engineering and their properties

9. Traditional fabrication processes for biomedical engineering

10. Tissue engineering

11. Solid freeform fabrication (rapid manufacturing)

12. Rapid tooling

13. Advanced Processes (nanofabrication, MEMS).