Time: Thursday, July 1, 9:00 am - noon
Place: Bioinformatics Computer Core Lab (Rm 104), Life Sciences Bldg
Organizers: Gary Bowlin
Audience: Primarily 1st year students

Topics of session

• Introduction to Tissue Engineering Techniques

Resources of session

• Notes: Prospects for Organ and Tissue Replacement. Laura E. Niklason and Robert Langer. JAMA (2001) 285:573-576.
  General introduction to tissue engineering
• Notes: Biodegradable Synthetic Polymers for Tissue Engineering. Pathiraja A.Gunatillake and Raju Adhikari European. Cells and Materials (2003) 5:1-16.
  More specific review on the materials used in tissue engineering
  
• Notes: Electrospinning of Nanofiber Fibrinogen Structures. Gary E. Wnek, Marcus E. Carr, David G. Simpson, and Gary L. Bowlin. Nano Letters (2003) 3:213-216.
  
Introduction to the use of nanofibers  

Before coming to the session

• Look over the Scenario for your own enjoyment.
• Read one or more of the articles listed above.
• No questionionnaire.

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