BIOMATERIALS & TISSUE ENGINEERING

Catalog description

This course provides students with an introduction to biomaterials and tissue engineering for therapeutic and diagnostic use. The course will cover tissue organization and pathology, stem cell biology, biomaterial composition and properties and the design of tissue engineered constructs for tissue and organ replacement. The lab portion of this course will introduce students to aseptic tissue culture, 3D bioprinting and common techniques used to generate and assess tissue engineered constructs. prerequisites: BIOE2000 and CHEM2500 (4 credits) summer