Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering COMPREHENSIVE LECTURE NOTES

BIOMATERIALS



University of Brighton

Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering BY342/BYM32
CONTENTS

1. Introduction to biomaterials (pg.3)
• Impacts of science/technology
• The paradigm shift in medicine
• Biomaterials & definitions
• Basic examples of biomaterials in use
• Tissue engineering
• Stem cell therapy

2. Skin regeneration (pg.8)
• Function/anatomy of skin
• Wounds & methods of closure
• Inflammatory processes
• Clinical approaches to skin regeneration
• Skin substitutes – biomaterials

3. Cardiovascular pathologies, devices & tissue engineering approaches (pg.14)
• Physiology & anatomy of the heart (basic)
• Anatomy of blood vessels
• Angiogenesis
• Heart disease & myocardial infarctions
• Heart valve replacement materials comparison
• Biomedical devices in cardiology
• Atherosclerosis
• Stents
• Aorta aneurysm & biomaterial approaches
• Blood vessel Tissue engineering

4. Liver pathologies, devices & tissue engineering approaches (pg.28)
• Liver anatomy & physiology
• Liver disease
• The gut-liver axis
• Liver transplants
• Dialysis
• Liver dialysis devices – bioartificial liver devices
• Hepatocyte transplants
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