BIOE 4740 Tissue Engineering
| Designation: | Elective | ||||||||||
| Description: | Application of principles from engineering and the life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function. | ||||||||||
| Prerequisite: | BIOE 2200; BIOE 4100 | ||||||||||
| Textbook: | Tissue Engineering B. Palsson and S. Bhatia Prentice Hall |
||||||||||
| Objectives: | The overall aim of this course is to understand the basic principles involved in development and fabrication of artificial cellular materials for the replacement of diseased and aged tissues. | ||||||||||
| Topics: | Morphogenesis Cellular Fate Processes Coordination of Cellular Fate Processes Cell and Tissue Characterization Cell and Tissue Properties Cell and Tissue Culture Cell Culture Demonstration Biomaterial Scaffolds Tailoring Biomaterials Conventional Clinical Approaches Host Interaction Tissue Engineered Products Engineering Methods and Design Extracellular matrix Materials Extracellular regulation of cell function Cell culture and cryopreservation Basic immunology and biocompatibility Specific tissue requirements Progress in generating Engineered Substitutes |
||||||||||
| Schedule: | 2 - 1 hour and 15 minute lectures per week | ||||||||||
| Contribution: | Engineering topics | ||||||||||
| Outcomes: |
|
||||||||||
| Prepared by: | Scott Molitor (scott.molitor@utoledo.edu) and Tammy Phares (tamara.phares@utoledo.edu). | ||||||||||