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Tissue Engineering

AMME4971

With the severe worldwide shortage of donor organs and the ubiquitous problem of donor organ rejection, there is a strong need for developing technologies for engineering replacement organs and other body parts. Recent developments in biochemistry and cell biology have begun to make this possible, and as a consequence, the very new field of tissue engineering has been making dramatic progress in the last few years. This UoS will provide an introduction to the principles of tissue engineering, as well as an up to date overview of recent progress in the field of tissue engineering is and where it is going. This UoS assumes prior knowledge of cell biology and chemistry and builds on that foundation to elaborate on the important aspects of tissue engineering. The objectives are: 1. To gain a basic understanding of the major areas of interest in tissue engineering 2. To learn to apply basic engineering principles to tissue engineering systems 3. To understand the challenges and difficulties of tissue engineering. 4. Understand the ethical issues of stem cell applications. 5. Practical classes in the preparation and evaluation of scaffolds for tissue regeneration. 6. Enable student to access web-based resources in tissue engineering (for example: Harvard-MIT Principles and Practice of Tissue Engineering). 7. Research basic skills in Tissue Engineering.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Honours

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: AMME4971

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes

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