5 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4016231FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Electronics and Informatics
External partners
Universiteit Gent
Educational team
Decaan IR (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
54 contact hours Lecture
18 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

Position of the course
Insight in the technology and design of artificial organs with specific attention to the blood rheology, electromechanics, biocompatibility and materialchoice.
Contents

  • Introduction and blood rheology
  • Extracorporeal circulation
  • Artificial kidney
  • Artificial lung
  • Vascular access
  • Artificial liver and pancreas
  • Organ transplantation
  • Heart valves
  • Cardiac assist devices
  • Stents and vascular prostheses
  • Pacemakers and defibrillators
  • Tissue engineering
     
Additional info

For more information, please look at the course specification on the following link:

http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E074120.pdf

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

  • To apply the acquired knowledge in artificial organs to concrete problem solving in an organised, accurate and structured manner.
  • To operate independently, with a sense of creativity and personal initiative without losing one's critical thinking.
  • To report on technical artificial organ subjects focussing on the scientific correctness and soundness of the statements.

This course contributes to the following programme outcomes of the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering:

MA_A:  KNOWLEDGE ORIENTED COMPETENCES

1. exact sciences with the specificity of their application to engineering
2. integrated structural design methods in the framework of a global design strategy
5. conceive, plan and execute a research project, based on an analysis of its objectives, existing knowledge and the relevant literature, with attention to innovation and valorization in industry and society
6. correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper
7. present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience

MA_B: ATTITUDE

12. a creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society
13. a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others

 


 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

NA

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Startplan
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Radiation Physics
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Sensors and Medical Devices
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Neuro-Engineering
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (NIEUW)