Tissue engineering

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Free Online Course: Tissue engineering provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Tissue engineering is taught by Prof. Vignesh Muthuvijayan.

Overview
  • The course will introduce principles and applications of tissue engineering. The course will provide an understanding of the applications of engineering and life science principles in the field of tissue engineering. As an up and coming interdisciplinary domain of research, the course will be designed based on current literature.INTENDED AUDIENCE :Masters/Doctoral students and faculty interested in teaching Tissue EngineeringPREREQUISITES :Understanding of basic cell biology would be helpfulINDUSTRY SUPPORT :Companies that are involved in regenerative medicine and related technologies

Syllabus
  • 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