3.00 Spring 01 Study of cell-cell interactions and the role of the extracellular matrix in the structure and function of normal and pathological tissues. Includes strategies to regenerate metabolic organs and repair structural tissues, as well as cell-based therapies to deliver proteins and other therapeutic drugs, with emphasis on issues related to cell and tissued transplantation such as substrate properties, angiogenesis, growth stimulation, cell differentiation, and immunoprotection. 3.00 Spring 01 Introduction to the fundamentals of Biomechanics including force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformation, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues. Physical and chemical properties of biomaterials.
Materials covered include both natural and synthetic one intended to function in the biological.