Cell and Tissue Engineering

Cell and tissue engineering is a rapidly expanding field which applies the principles and methods of physical sciences, life sciences and engineering to understand physiological and pathological systems and to modify and create cells and tissues for therapeutic applications. Cell and tissue engineering has been used as a tool to study virtually all of the physiological systems of the body as well as pathologies including cancer, cardiovascular disease, degenerative diseases, genetic diseases, and infection. In addition, cell and tissue engineering has resulted in both clinically used and experimental therapies for structural tissue repair (e.g., skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, muscle, and blood vessel), for enhancing metabolic function (e.g., liver), for improved drug delivery (localized delivery of a drug), and as a vehicle for cell-based gene therapy.

Common Courses Recommended for Graduate Students:

CBE 552 - Cellular Bioengineering

BE 553 - Principles, Methods, and Applications of Tissue Engineering.

BE 512 - Bioengineering III:  Biomaterials

Bioengineering industry sectors related to Cell and Tissue Engineering:

• Artificial Organs
• Biomaterials
• Cell and Tissue Engineering
• Pharmaceutical

Department of Bioengineering
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Pennsylvania
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