Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering
- Introduction, function of tissue engineering, design in tissue engineering, morphogenesis and reconstruction of damaged tissues, application of morphogenesis models in tissue engineering, tissue-cell-protein levels
- Cell and molecular biology, types of human cells in tissue engineering, physical and chemical signals in cellular functions, cell engineering
- Extracellular matrix, ECM synthesis, cell-ECM interaction
- Functional tissue engineering, parameters of cell culture, chemical and physical microenvironment in cell culture, pattern formation in tissue engineering
- Induction of cell behaviors with chemical and physical stimuli: growth factors, enzymes and mechanical microenvironment, differentiation, proliferation and creation of morphological algorithm
- Mechanobiology in tissue engineering
- Bioreators in tissue engineering
- Scaffolds in tissue engineering: design requirements, materials and fabrication methods
- Regenerative medicine, cell therapy, stem cells
- Applications of tissue engineering in different tissues and diseases: cardiovascular system, neural system, muscolo-sceletal system, cartilage, skin and wound healing, cancer, etc.