BIOENGR CM178 · BIOENG CM178Introduction to Biomaterials
Bioengineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Materials Science CM180.) Engineering materials used in medicine and dentistry for repair and/or restoration of damaged natural tissues. Topics include relationships between material properties, suitability to task, surface chemistry, processing and treatment methods, and biocompatibility. Concurrently scheduled with course CM278.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Chemistry 20A, 20B, and 20L, or Materials Science 104.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.75 · from text- · mixed comma-level AND/OR in "Chemistry 20A, 20B, and 20L, or Materials Science 104" — grouping is a best reading
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
BIOENGR CM178
- CHEM 20AChemical Structure
- MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materials
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
- MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Change
- CHEM 20LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory
- CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I
- LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
- MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Students
- CHEM 14BGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists II
- LIFESCI 30BMathematics for Life Scientists
- MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
4 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 41 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
BIOENGR CM178
- BIOENGR C179Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions
- BIOENGR 282Biomaterial Interfaces
2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.