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Course Catalog 2014-2015

ELT-73306 Drug Delivery Devices, 4 cr

Person responsible

Minna Kellomäki, Niina Ahola

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Assignment


 


 
 2 h/week
 10 h/per
+2 h/week
+10 h/per


 
ELT-73306 2014-01 Tuesday 14 - 16 , SM207
Tuesday 14 - 16 , SE201

Requirements

Accepted assignments and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

Student can explain the key points of controlled drug delivery and the factors affecting the rate of drug delivery. Student can classify different drug delivery systems and explain the theories behind them. Student can compare different applications of each delivery system. Student can describe the drug release characterization methods and explain different manufacturing methods. Student can design an improvement for existing drug delivery device and justify its improvements as well as analyze its future views in the field of drug delivery devices.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Benefits of controlled drug delivery. The factors affecting the rate of drug delivery.  Drug delivery kinetics.   
2. Different drug delivery methods and the theories behind them.  Pros and cons of each drug delivery method and their clinical applications.  Calculating the release rates in each method. 
3. Drug delivery charaterization and device manufacturing.  Requirements and limitations of manufacturing drug delivery devices.   
4. Research and the future of drug delivery devices.  Evaluation and analyzing the new drug delivery applications.   

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

The final grade of the course is determined based on the assessment of all part of the course. The weighting factor of each part is given at the beginning of the course. Grades 1-2: Learning outcomes have been achieved. Satisfactory command in core content of the course. Grades 3-4: Some learning outcomes have been exceeded qualitatively or quantitatively. Good command in core content and complementary knowledge of the course. Good or very good marks from all parts of the course. Grade 5: Most of the learning outcomes have been exceeded. Deep command in the whole content of the course. Almost maximum performance in all parts of the course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Lecture slides   Drug Delivery Devices           Yes    English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
ELT-61226 Biomedical Engineering: Biomaterials Mandatory    
ELT-73106 Bioceramics and their Clinical Applications Advisable    

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
ELT-73306 Drug Delivery Devices, 4 cr BME-4606 Drug Delivery Devices, 4 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
ELT-73306 2014-01   Lectures
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified08.01.2015