Hours:
24 hours (6 credits)
Room:
Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Via G. Caruso 16, Pisa – Ground Floor
Short Abstract:
Bioprinting is an inherently cross-disciplinary scientific field that focuses on computer aided processes for manufacturing biomedically relevant products. These processes lead to products that may involve living (cells and/or tissues) and nonliving (bio-supportive proteins, scaffolds) components. The course introduces students to cell printing, patterning, assembling, 3D scaffold fabrication, cell/tissue-on-chips as a coherent micro-/nano-fabrication toolkit. Real-world examples illustrate how to apply bioprinting techniques in areas such as regenerative medicine, pharmaceuticals and tissue engineering
Course Contents in brief:
- In Vitro Bioprinting of Tissues and Organs (3h)
- Biomaterials for Biofabrication of 3D Tissue Scaffolds (3h)
- Fabrication of Microscale Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications (3h)
- Polymeric Membranes for the construction of Tissues and Organs (3h)
- Laser-Assisted and other Bioprinting tools for Tissue Engineering (3h)
- Modular Tissue Engineering (3h)
- Formation of Multicellular Microtissues and Applications in Bioprinting (3h)
- Breast Reconstruction Using Biofabrication-Based Tissue Engineering Strategies (3h)
Schedule:
- Wednesday 29th January, 14:30 – 17:30
- Friday 31th January, 14:30 – 17:30
- Wednesday 5th February, 14:30 – 17:30
- Friday 7th February, 14:30 – 17:30
- Wednesday 12th February, 14:30 – 17:30
- Friday 14th February, 14:30 – 17:30
- Wednesday 19th February, 14:30 – 17:30
- Friday 21st February, 14:30 – 17:30
