Unit 1 Introduction to tissue engineering, Biochemical influence on cell function,

• Interaction between cells and their environment. 6 13

Unit 2 Cell growth and differentiation

• The cell cycle
• stem cell and cell differentiation
• agents that regulate cell growth and differentiation. 6 13

Unit 3 Cell adhesion

• Mechanics of cell adhesion
• cell junctions
• cell adhesion receptors
• extracellular matrix
• cell adhesion and intracellular signaling. 5 11

Unit 4 Cell migration

• Overview of cell migration
• Cell aggregation and cell sorting overview 4 9

Unit 5 Cells micro mechanisms for regeneration and repair stem cells, Biomaterials

5 lecture hours

• in tissue engineering
• Tissue culture
• Bioreactors and bimolecular production
• Immunity and surface reaction

Unit 6 Skin tissue engineering, Bone and cartilage tissue engineering, Cardiac tissue

4 lecture hours

• Valve tissue engineering
• Vascular tissue engineering
• neural tissue engineering
• visceral tissue engineering

Unit 8 Case studies in tissue engineering

• Tissue engineered cartilage
• tissue engineered skin
• Tissue engineering approaches to nerve regeneration. 5 11