One of the fundamental purposes of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine is to “build” implantable substitutes of tissues and organs. This course will provide an overview of normal tissues and organs and Tissue Engineering strategies to heal their damage.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons with slides.
Assessment Methods
Oral exam with open questions.
Texts
Slides available on the Kiro e-learning platform.
Contents
Biology of the cell and of the extracellular matrix. Anatomy, physiology, and substitutes of the following tissues and organs: - skin - bone - cartilage - skeletal muscle - nerve - arterial blood vessel - pancreas - liver - kidney - heart muscle. Stereology.
