| CODE | POD1001 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Materials | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Podiatry | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Examines the chemical, physical and mechanical properties of some metals, polymers, ceramics, adhesives and abrasives used in the fabrication of chairside padding, orthotics and prosthetic devices. Mechanical aspects of the use of fibre composites are discussed. This study-unit is covered by learning experiences through the use of lectures, demonstration of skills and opportunity for hand-on experience. Objectives: At the end of the study unit, students will be able to: - develop a general understanding and appreciation of materials; - gain an understanding of the science of materials; - gain an understanding of the current materials technology used by podiatrists and prosthetists and orthotists in the fabrication of orthotic or prosthetic devices; - have an adequate knowledge of materials science and technology to facilitate the understanding of new materials as they emerge throughout the professional life of the graduate; - provide a basis for further studies of materials. Content: - Mechanical and material properties and terms. - Metals: materials science of metals and technology of steel. - Polymers: materials science of polymers. Technology of polyethylene, polypropylene, perspex (polymethylmethacrylate), ethylenevinylacetate (EVA), pelite and plastazote (foamed polyethylene). - Composites: materials science of composites in order to gain an appreciation that devices fabricated from fibre composites require special design considerations. - Ceramics: materials science of ceramics. Technology of plaster of paris. - Adhesives: materials science of adhesives. Technology of PVA, contact and epoxy adhesives and PVC solvent. - Abrasives: materials science of grinding and polishing. Grinding and polishing practices. Reading List:- Philips, J.W. The Functional Foot Orthosis (Churchill Livingstone, 1995) - Ward, A. Physics and Chemistry for the Health Sciences (Excel Biomedical Pubs., 1991) - Budinski, K.G. Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection (Reston Publishing Co., 1979) - Redford John B. Ed., Orthotics Etcetera 2nd Ed. (Williams & Wilkins, 1980) - Plastics Industry Assoc., Know Your Plastics (Plastics Industry Assoc. of Australia, 1992) - Klassen B.L., Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 19 (1995) 74 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Stephen Mizzi |
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