The objective is to expose master students to an application/experimental-driven experience focused on advanced characterisation of engineered materials for biomedical applications. This objective is achieved by means of a series of dedicated lectures and experimental activities performed in the materials science laboratories available at the engineering department of Roma Tre University. These activities are focused on the theoretical and experimental study of some manufacturing processes and characterization techniques of advanced biomaterials, including Titanium alloys, composite and bio-composite materials, surface engineered materials and biological materials.
The specific objectives of the course “Advanced characterisation of biomaterials” can be summarized as follows:
1. To provide students with the know-how for the correct and timely selection of materials for the most relevant biomedical application;
2. To provide students with the most important concepts of surface engineering and the applications to biomedical engineering;
3. To provide students with the fundamental aspects of advanced microstructural characterization of materials for aeronautics and aerospace, including optical and electron microscopy, focused ion beam microscopy);
4. To provide students with the main know-how on micro- and nano-mechanical characterization of materials for bioengineering (including micro-and nano-indentation and atomic force microscopy).