Tissue Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Tissue Engineering (subject code BE05003051) as prescribed for Biomed · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 39 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE05003051)Unit 1 Introduction to Tissue Engineering
- Definition and scope
- Historical development
- Tissue engineering triad (Cells
- Growth factors)
- Differences between regeneration and repair
- Wound healing process
- Extracellular matrix (ECM) structure and function
Unit 2 Cell Biology for Tissue Engineering
- Cell structure and function
- Cell adhesion and signaling
- Stem cells – embryonic
- induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
- Cell culture techniques – primary culture
- cell lines
- culture media
- Cell proliferation and differentiation
Unit 3 Biomaterials and Scaffold Fabrication
- Biomaterial requirements for tissue engineering
- Natural polymers (collagen
- synthetic polymers (PLA, PGA, PLGA)
- Biocompatibility and biodegradability
- Scaffold properties – porosity
- mechanical strength
- Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Biomedical Engineering Subject Code : BE05003051 Subject Name: Tissue Engineering Fabrication techniques – solvent casting
- freeze drying
Unit 4 Bioreactors and Growth Factors
- Role of growth factors and cytokines
- Controlled drug delivery in TE
- Bioreactor systems – spinner flask
- rotating wall vessel
- perfusion bioreactors
- Mechanical stimulation and tissue maturation
- In-vitro and in-vivo evaluation
Unit 5 Applications of Tissue Engineering
- Skin substitutes
- Bone and cartilage engineering
- Cardiovascular tissue engineering (vascular grafts
- heart valves)
- Neural tissue engineering
- Organ printing
- Clinical translation
- regulatory guidelines
- ethical considerations