Covers the fundamentals of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on the role of biomaterials and stem cells. With this foundation, the course will then consider fundamentals of bioprinting, and how bioprinted constructs may be used in regenerative medicine applications.

Restriction: Permission of the Fischell Department of Bioengineering

Advanced biomaterials property (viscoelasticity) and its impact on biomedical systems; interactions of proteins and cells (particularly immune and stem cells) with micro, nano, and macroscale biomaterials; and advanced applications of biomaterials for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy, drug delivery, and cancer theranostics.

Topics covered include muscle mechanics, joint mechanics, EMG and EEG signal applications, ultrasonography and elastography, anthropometry, human movement 3-D kinematics, inverse dynamics, forward dynamics, work, power and energy. Biomechanics tools will be used to investigate clinical problems.