Course Outline
Scheduling:
For the Winter 2012 semester, the course will be held on Tuesdays from 12:30-3:30pm in Dup 311.
Course Materials:
There is no official text and course notes/handouts will be provided. The following texts are recommended only:
Principles of Tissue Engineering, Lanza PR et al., Academic Press (ISBN: 0124366309)
Tissue Engineering, Palsson BO et al., Prentice Hall (ISBN: 0130416967)
Weekly Course Outline:
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Text Readings |
| Topic |
Lanza |
Palsson |
| What is Tissue Engineering? |
Preface, Chapters 1, 2 |
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| Anatomy of Tissues |
Chapter 5 |
Chapter 2 |
| Basics of Cell Biology |
|
Chapters 6, 7 |
| Healing and Inflammation |
|
Chapters 3, 18 |
| Biomaterials and Scaffolds |
Chapters 19, 21 |
Chapters 15, 16 |
| Stem Cells and Gene Therapy |
Chapter 30 |
Chapter 5 |
| Effects of External Stimuli and Design Considerations |
Chapter 13, 17 |
Chapters 12,13 |
Course Format
Lectures/seminars will complement the assigned readings in the form of interactive, in-class discussions which will be presented and led by the students. A recent journal article (from approved journals) is to be selected and critically reviewed by each student.
Course Evaluation:
| Journal Article Presentation |
20% |
| Seminar (content 40%, presentation 20%) |
60% |
| Participation |
20% |
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