Graduate Courses BIOE 2620

BIOE 2620 - Introduction to Tissue Engineering

Instructor: Marra

Credits: 3

Term: Spring of odd years

Description: This course is designed to introduce students to an understanding of tissue engineering (TE), and the biomaterials, cells and growth factors used in TE. Specific applications include skin, nerve, bone, and soft tissue regeneration. Throughout the course ties are made between the topic of study and clinically relevant situations.

Prerequisites: BIOE 1810 or 2810

Required Text: "Tissue Engineering" by Bernhard Palsson and Sangeeta Bhatia (2004)

Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to tissue engineering. Tissue engineering is defined as the development and manipulation of laboratory-grown molecules, cells, tissues, or organs to replace and/or support the function of injured body parts. Tissue engineering is highly interdisciplinary and therefore crosses numerous engineering and medical specialties. Upon completing this course, the graduate and undergraduate students should:

• understand the basic principles behind human cell and tissue biology and cell
• be familiar with the general types of biomaterials used in tissue engineering,
• understand techniques utilized to design, fabricate, and functionally assess tissue engineering systems
• apply the combined knowledge of tissue organization and tissue engineering strategies to design a unique, reasonable tissue engineering solution.

This five-part course covers cell and tissue biology, biomaterials, drug delivery, engineering methods and design, and clinincal implementation.

Topics Covered: Tissue engineering, biomaterials, stem cells, and drug delivery.

Class/Labratory Schedule: MW 1:00-2:15

Syllabus: BIOE 1620 2620 Syllabus.doc