In this home page we present a glimpse at the activities carried out at METU-BIOMAT at Biotechnology Research Unit (BRU).
Biomaterials is an exciting field for researchers from various branches of science and engineering. The interest in this field is also growing in Turkey in general and especially at the Middle East Technical University (METU). Our university has always had a pioneering role and intense activities in the fields of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering in Turkey, and is also quite competitive on an international level. Our activities cover teaching, research, conferences and consulting for the dissemination of knowledge.
Teaching is carried out through various courses and the Biotechnology Research Unit (BRU) (Department of Biological Sciences, METU) contributes substantially to this by courses directly relevant with the Biomaterials field. These are Biomedical Materials and Instrumentation (Bio 414), Biomaterials (Bio 514), Macromolecules in Biomedicine and Biotechnology (Bio 554), and Controlled Release Systems and Drug targeting (Bio 580), Advanced Biomaterials (Bio 584),
Research conducted are concentrated on biodegradable hard tissue implants, tissue enginering (bone, cartilage, retinal pigment epithelium, nerve, cardiac tissue, and cornea), controlled release systems, immobilization for the construction of biosensors and bioreactors, and liposomes (photodynamic, for gene transfer and drug delivery).
The Biomedical Science and Technology Symposia (BIOMED's) initiated by us along with some colleagues have reached their 12th year in 2005 and are all at international level.
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