BIOL42784 — (was 4427) Tissue Engineering
Add to Bookmarks Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours. Was BIOL 4427. Tissue engineering (TE) 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. TE applies the principles and methods of biology, stem cell biology, immunology, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, cell and drug delivery, nanobiotechnology, and bioinformatics to understand physiological systems and modify and create cells and tissues for therapeutic applications. TE is highly interdisciplinary. TE has resulted in both clinically used and experimental therapies for structure tissue repair (e.g. skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, muscle, and blood vessel), for enhancing metabolic function (e.g. liver) for improved drug delivery (localized delivery of a drug), and as a vehicle for cell-based gene therapy. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as BIOL 52784 (was 5427).
Prerequisites: BIOL20194, BIOL41384, BIOL40694, BIOL41784, BIOL41984