BME 675 - Principles of Tissue Engineering

Institution:

New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Description:

Prerequisite: Undergraduate or graduate course in biomaterials or materials science (BME 672 or MTSE 320 or equivalent). This course is an introduction to the field of tissue engineering. It is rapidly emerging as a therapeutic approach to treating damaged or diseased tissues in the field of medicine. In essence, new and functional living tissue can be fabricated using living cells combined with a scaffolding material to guide tissue development. Such scaffolds can be synthetic, natural or a combination of both. This course will cover the advances in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, material science and their relationship towards developing novel tissue engineered materials.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njit.edu/

Phone Number:

(973) 596-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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