Bioreactors in Tissue Engineering
- Week 1: Introduction to the course, introduction to tissue engineering, introduction to bioreactors
- Application of bioreactors in tissue engineering, principles of bioreactor design
- Week 3: Principles of chemical reactor design, molar balance
- Week 4: Reactor size and conversion rate
- Week 5: Rate Law and Stoichiometry
- Week 6: Isothermal Reactor Design
- Week 7: Multiple and Enzymatic Reactions
- Week 8: Multiple and Enzymatic Reactions
- Week 9: Modifications needed in chemical reactors to convert to tissue engineering bioreactors
- Week 10: Aeration, mixing, and hydrodynamics in bioreactors
- Week 11: Classification of tissue engineering bioreactors, static culture, packed bed, and radial flow
- Week 12: Bioreactors suitable for different tissues
- Week 13: Bioreactors suitable for different tissues
- Week 14: Micro and mini reactors, scale-up and commercialization
- Week 15: Project presentation by students