Last date for registration extended : till 27.06.2019
Intimation of selection: 28.06.2019
About SPARC Course
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has launched a new scheme, named as, Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) with a view to facilitating global research networks between a higher educational institution in India with global universities. In addition to project-related collaborations, a course will be taught by foreign faculty under this scheme.
KCT Course Outline SCHEDULE
Course level:
Undergraduate-final years, Postgraduate, Ph.D. scholars and Faculty from Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Discipline:
Multidisciplinary – science, engineering and medicine
Lecture hours: 24
Pr-requisites:
No pre-requisite is required for this course. Students with a background in either materials or biological sciences will be preferred.
Teaching Mode:
The mode of delivery will be in the form of lecture and case studies
Module Outline
- Introduction to Biomaterials & Biocompatibility
- Human Body, Brain and Mind
- Classes of biomaterials
- Medical devises Regulations & Standards; Sterilization
- 3D Printing of Medical Devices
- Tissue Engineering
- Regenerative Medicine
- Controlled Drug Delivery
- Coatings
- Individual Students projects
Learning Outcome
Develop a strong base in materials science and engineering which is of biomedical relevance
Appreciate the processing-structure-property relationship of biomaterials
Enhance the awareness of the complex multi-disciplinary nature of the biomaterials field
Ability to recommend appropriate materials for any given biomedical applications
Ability to design appropriate processing routes for various biomaterials
Ability to comprehend the techniques of writing a good research report
Assessment (For credit score only)
– Final Examination is an open-book examination for an hour
Conduct of Course
The course on Engineering Materials in Medicine primarily is for credit and cover 24 hours for a typical 1 credit course. Academicians, researchers, students and industry persons are invited to participate in this course. The course is offered by Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India and handled by a Prof.Seeram Ramakrishna, Director, Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore and Prof.Lakshminarayanan Rajamani, Head, Anti-Infective Research and Principal Research Scientist, Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), Singapore.
Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). NUS is ranked among the top 11 universities in the world. He is the nanotechnology pioneer in Asia. He is an Editor of Elsevier Journal Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, and Springer Nature Journal Materials Circular Economy. He received PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and the TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He is a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics). Thomson Reuters identified him among the World’s most influential scientific minds. A European study (http://www.webometrics.info/en/node/58) placed him among the only 500 researchers with H-index above 142 in the history of science and technology. He co-authored ~ 1,000 SCI indexed international journal papers and 8 books, which received ~ 90,000 citations.
He is an elected International Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, UK; Academy of Engineering, Singapore; National Academy of Engineering, India; American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE); ASME, USA; and International Union of Biomaterials Science & Engineering (FBSE).
Dr. R. Lakshminarayanan obtained his PhD from the Department of Chemistry at the National University of Singapore in the area of protein chemistry. He was a recipient of the Singapore Millennium Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and then worked as Research Associate at the University of Southern California. Currently, he is working as Principal Research Scientist at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI). At SERI, his group is working on design of tetrabranched anti-fungal peptides, antimicrobial adjuvants for eye drop formulations, topical delivery of antimicrobial peptides, durable antimicrobial nanofibres and contact lenses and the mechanism of protein aggregation diseases.He has published 95 research articles and 4 Book Chapters with total citations: >300 and h-index: 33 . He is recipient of scientific awards such as Sing Health Publish Award 2017 & 2018, Outstanding Young Scientist Award -2013 in SERI.etc.
Registration Fee
Students and Research scholars
For participation only: Rs.750/-
For participation and award of credit: Rs.1000/-
Students from Aboard participation/ award of credit : $200
Faculty
For participation only (Indian): Rs.1500/-
International faculty: $300
The Registration and payment of fee is done online through the Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore
Important dates
Last date for registration extended : till 27.06.2019
Intimation of selection: 28.06.2019
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS for INDIAN / FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS
Account No. : 1245115000000014 Type: Current Account
Account Name: The Correspondent, Kumaraguru College of Technology
Bank name: Karur Vysya Bank Limited
Bank Branch: Saravanampatti Branch
Bank Address: KCT Campus, Coimbatore – 641 049, India
Swift ID: KVBLINBBIND
RTGS/NEFT/IFS Code: KVBL0001245
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Accommodation
Boarding and lodging for outstation participants will be arranged on payment basis at hostels of Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
For Further Details Contact
Dr.Bhaarathi Dhurai
Professor, Departments of Fashion Technology
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Mobile: +91 9842617660
Dr.N.Saraswathy
Professor & Head, Department of Biotechnology,
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Mobile: +91 7397094519
Email: sparc@kct.ac.in| website :www.kct.ac.in
Voice: +91 422 2661260 / 1164/1341 Fax :+91 422 266 9406
International and Indian Investigators
Prof.Seeram Ramakrishna,
Director, Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology,
Mechanical Engineering,
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Prof.Lakshminarayanan Rajamani
Head, Anti-Infective Research and Principal Research Scientist
Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), Singapore.
Prof.Bhaarathi Dhurai.,
Professor, Department of Fashion Technology
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Prof.N.Saraswathy,
Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Prof. R.Y. Sheeja,
Department Of Chemistry
Anna University, Guindy, Chennai.
