Description
In this course you will learn :
- Week 1: Introduction to tissue engineering
- Week 2: Scaffolds: extracellular matrix, natural and synthetic polymers
- Week 3: Hydrogels, bioceramics, scaffold fabrication
- Week 4: Material characterization
- Week 5: Cell source, isolation, growth, differentiation
- Week 6: Cell adhesion, migration, signaling, bioreactors and challenges in tissue engineering
- Week 7: Host integration, bioethics, Applications: Skin tissue engineering
- Week 8: Applications: Bone tissue engineering, Vascular tissue engineering, and Corneal tissue engineering