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Course Name	Turkish	Polimerlerin İlaç Gıda ve Kozmetik Endüstrisindeki Uygulamaları (Application of Polymers in Food, Drug and Cosmetics)
	English	Appl.Pol.in Food,Drug&Cos.Ind.
Course Code	PST 538E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Murat Türkoğlu Murat Türkoğlu
Course Objectives		Classification of polymers based on their applications. Contribution of polymers to drug formulations as excipients Contribution of polymers to food formulations as excipients. Contribution of polymers to general cleansing formulations.
Course Description		Classification of polymers. Human body-polymer interactions. Skin and polymers. Gastro-intestinal sytem and polmers. Polymer interactions with the eye, bone and the other tissues. Acute and chronic toxicity of polymers. Polymers in drug formulations. Polymers in modern and conventional dosage forms. Polymers in food formulations. Consumption of synthetic and semi-synthetic polymers. Natural polymers. Basic principles of polymer use in cosmetic formulations. Measurement of polymer performance in food, drug and cosmetic formulations. Polymers in industrial cleansing agents.
Course Outcomes		The selection and use of polymers in related industries. Interaction of polymers with biological sytems. Toxicological profiles of polymers. Polymer selection and use in pharmaceutical industry. Polymer selection and use in cosmetic industry. Polymer selection and use in household products industry.
Pre-requisite(s)		Basic chemistry and engineering knowledge.
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Textbook		Goddard, E. D. and Gruber J. V. (1999). Principles of Polymer Science and Technology in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products. New York: Marcel Dekker. Uchegbu, I.F. and Schatzlein, A.G. (2006). Polymers in Drug Delivery. Florida: CRC & Taylor - Francis. Scott G. and Gilead, D. (1995). Degradable polymers: Principles and applications. London: Chapman&Hall. Sheftel, V.O. (2000). Indirect Food Additives and Polymers: Migration and Toxicology. Florida: Lewis Publishers.
Other References		Scientifik articles will be used and shared with students.

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