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Tissue engineering
BIOENG-449
Lecturer(s) :
Lütolf MatthiasTang Li
Language:
English
Summary
Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that broadly impacts human health. This course provides students an overview of how engineering approaches can be used to investigate and manipulate cell and tissue functions and enable students to be on the cutting edge of tissue engineering.Content
Part A. The biological fundamentals
Fundamentals in tissue organization and morphogenesis
Stem cells and adult tissue dynamics
Model systems in tissue engineering
Part B. The engineering fundamentals
Macro-materials for tissue engineering
Micro-/nano-materials for tissue engineering
Part C. Specific topics
Synthetic morphogenesis
Immune tissue engineering
Soft tissue engineering
Tissue engineering bone
Tissue engineering in urology
Neural tissue engineering
Part D
Presentations of group projects I
Presentations of group projects II
Keywords
tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, stem cell, materials engineering, drug delivery
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
This class requires a basic knowledge in biology, physics, chemistry, and materials science.
Recommended courses
BIOEING-399 Immunoengineering
BIOENG-315 Materials science for bioengineers
BIOENG-442 Biomaterials
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:- Operate tissue engineering tasks
- Conduct a minor tissue engineering project
- Translate theory into practice of tissue engineering
Transversal skills
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
- Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
Teaching methods
Lectures integrated with exercises (group project and presentation)
Expected student activities
Attending lectures, completing exercises, team project, reading and presenting literature.
Assessment methods
Group project: 30%
Final written exam: 70%
Supervision
Office hours | Yes |
Assistants | Yes |
Forum | Yes |
Resources
Bibliography
Tissue Engineering
Academic Press Series in Biomedical Engineering
Clemens van Blitterswijk, Senior Editor
Ressources en bibliothèque
Notes/Handbook
Access to slides and videos on Moodle
Moodle Link
In the programs
- SemesterSpring
- Exam formWritten
- Credits
4 - Subject examined
Tissue engineering - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterSpring
- Exam formWritten
- Credits
4 - Subject examined
Tissue engineering - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterSpring
- Exam formWritten
- Credits
4 - Subject examined
Tissue engineering - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
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- Lecture in French
- Lecture in English
- Lecture in German