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This course will discuss principles of tissue engineering whereby the properties of stem as well as primary cells, growth factors, and extracellular matrix and their impact in the development of engineered tissue constructs will be explored. In addition, the course will also focus on supporting/enabling technologies typically utilized in engineering these constructs including nano- and micro-fabrication techniques, 3D printing, micro-patterning as well as designing principles of bioreactors, and drug and gene delivery techniques. Additionally, various tissue engineering applications will be discussed including synthetic tissues and organs that are currently under development for regenerative medicine application.
Prerequisite(s): (ME 265 or ME 260) and BENG 375
Restriction(s):
Can enroll if College is Engineering and Computer Science
Enrollment: 27 students
This course will provide a basic understanding of mechanotransduction and mechanobiology
from the perspective of various microenvironments and how the aspects of these
microenvironments drive cellular development, homeostasis, health, and disease. Students will
learn how to read, interpret, and present information found in research articles as well as design
novel bioreactor systems for physiologically relevant microenvironments that recapitulate the
major mechanical forces and attributes of particular tissues and diseases. Students will gain
group work and presentation experience through the design and presentation of these designs
to their classmates.
The cells within our body are continuously exposed to mechanical stimulus from their three-dimensional environment. Not only are these stimuli important for normal development and cellular function but they are also a mechanism for cellular changes. Mechanotransduction is the interpretation of mechanical stimuli into downstream signaling changes. How cells sense these mechanical cues, interpret these signals, and make phenotypic changes will be discussed for both the normal and diseased states. Importance of the culture environment will be emphasized alongside the physiological relevance of force application. This topic is important
for understanding growth, development, treatment responses, and local microenvironmental differences.
The course provides a basic understanding of the structure, properties and therapeutic applications of biomaterials, as well as the opportunities and scientific and technological challenges of tissue engineering. It also provides an integrated and multidisciplinary biological-engineering approach and probes mechanisms and methods of evaluation of tissue/biomaterials and patient/device interactions. Further the course assesses current outcomes, current challenges and cutting edge technological solutions to medical problems, Laboratory topics include key biological concepts, clinical safety, tissue culture, biological cells/bioactive materials interaction, and scaffold testing.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 250 and BIOL 140
Restriction(s):
Can enroll if College is Engineering and Computer Science
Enrollment: 14 students
This course covers basic Engineering Graphic practices for Technology Majors. Broad coverage of engineering drawing interpretation, orthographic views, sketching, symbols, tolerances, and AutoCAD. Fundamental CAD concepts will be taught to produce orthographic projection drawings, assembly drawings and solid models. It is the pre-requisite to MECH 2215 (Parametric CAD).
https://explore.cscc.edu/courses/ENGT-1115/engineering-graphics