Intro to Tissue Engineering

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This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and experience to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. An introduction to extracellular matrix (ECM), cell mechanobiology, cell dynamics and tissue organization will be covered. The application of collagen scaffolds, cell adhesion, cell trafficking, and molecule delivery in tissue engineering will be discussed. In addition, students are introduced to the concept of scaffolders tissue engineering and translating engineered tissues to the patients. Prerequisites: MECH 318 and ENGS 205 .