BME 4417
Tissue Engineering
Course Description
Pre-Requisite(s):
APMA 2130 or MATH 3250 or APMA 2501 - Differential Equations & Linear Algebra, and BME 2101, and BME 2104, or instructor permission
Introduces the fundamental principles of tissue engineering. Topics: tissue organization and dynamics, cell and tissue characterization, cell-matrix interactions, transport processes in engineered tissues, biomaterials and biological interfaces, stem cells and interacting cell fate processes and tissue engineering methods. Examples of approaches for regeneration of cartilage, bone, ligament, tendons, skin and liver are presented.
