Engineering Living Systems Lab

Catalog description

The laboratory component of Engineering Living Systems design to complement the lecture course. It is focused on developing strategies for using cells with material scaffolds towards assembly of tissues and organs. Fundamental topics will include the following” cell source (including stem cells, plasticity, cloning, cell differentiation and purification), cell culture, cell adhesion and migration, cell patterning, materials design and fabrication, as well as, design of bioreactors, on-chip diagnostic platforms including mini-organs.