Materials & Waste Treatment in Health Care Institutions

Lecturer:

Tutor:

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Department of medical branches and humanities

Synopsis:

Modern materials applied in health care. Molecular materials, nanomaterials and biocompatible materials, shape memory materials, smart materials (properties, clinical applications, material as waste product). Composition and reasons of waste and relevent technology for liquidation of waste. Toxicology. Relationship of waste products to possible health consequences. Waste in health care (separation, liquidatation).

Requirements:

Classified credit

demonstration of the knowledge mastered by a written test, 80 % success rate.

Oral examination on the basis of the decision field supervisor.

caution: intervals between repeated examinations must not be shorter than seven days.

Syllabus of lectures:

Modern materials for medical applications

Molecular Materials

Nanomaterials

Biocompatible Materials

Model memory materials

Programmable materials (properties, clinical

applications of the material as a waste product).

Creation Resources and Waste

Appropriate technologies for environmental

rehabilitation

Toxicology.

Waste products and possible health consequences.

Healthcare waste (separation, liquidation).

Syllabus of tutorials:

Excercises follow the content of the lecture.

Study Objective:

The main aim of this subject is to to provide an integrative explanation of fundamentals of biomaterials including thies relationship to the environment. Subject motivates students to pay attention to the good waste handling.

Study materials:

Braybrook, J. H. (ed.): Biocompatibility assessment of

medical devices and materials. Chichester, Wiley 1997,

Nachmilner, L.: Principy nakládání s radioaktivními odpady

1. vydání, ČVUT 2000, Nesvadba, J.; Velek, K.: Tuhé odpady

SNTL 1983, České technické normy, htpp://www.csni.cz,

online. [cit 10-10-2005]

Horák J., Linhart I., Klusoň P.: Úvod do toxikologie a

ekologie pro chemiky. VŠCHT

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Navazující magisterský studijní obor Systémová integrace ve zdravotnictví - prezenční (compulsory elective course)
• Navazující magisterský studijní obor Systémová integrace procesů ve zdravotnictví - prezenční (compulsory elective course)