Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering
- Introduction to tissue engineering, applications and history
- Definition of a suitable scaffold
- Biocompatible biopolymers
- Biocompatible synthetic polymers
- Bioceramics
- Scaffold fabrication techniques: Phase Separation, Emulsification/Freeze-drying, Solvent Casting & Particulate Leaching
- CAD/CAM Techniques for scaffold fabrication
- Hydrogels and bioprinting
- )Scaffold fabrication techniques (Textile Technologies, Electrospinning
- Scaffold surface modification
- Scaffold biocompatibility evaluation
- Scaffold design for a specific patient
- Scaffold biodegradation mechanisms
- Scaffold degradation tests
- Effects of biodegradable implants on host tissue