Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	BENG524	MATERIALS DESIGN AND FABRICATION FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING	3+0+0	3	7,5	13.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Master's Degree
Department / Program	BIOENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Identifying the tissue engineering approach. Classifying different type of biomaterials. Describing the scaffold fabrication techniques for tissue engineering host response. Implementing all theoretical knowledge to solve practical tissue engineering problems.
Course Content	In this course, the biomaterials design and fabrication as scaffold for tissue engineering applications will be covered. In the concept of the class, different type of materials, principles and biological pathways to tissue regeneration, host response to biomaterials, and scaffold fabrication techniques will be discussed as topics. The alternative or most appropriate way to design and fabrication of a scaffold for a specific tissue will be taught.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lecture, projects, group studies, presentations
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Prof.Dr. Sevil Dinçer İşoğlu sevil.dincer@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. SEVİL DİNÇER İŞOĞLU
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering: Biological Design, Materials, and Fabrication, Motta and Migliaressi, 2014.
Course Notes	Lecture slides
Documents	Lecture slides, research papers
Assignments	Assignments, group work, project
Exams	-

Course Category

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Proje/Çizim	1	% 40
Sunum/Seminer	1	% 30
Uygulama Çalışmaları (Laboratuar,Sanal Mahkeme,Stüdyo Çalışmaları vb.)	1	% 30
Total	3	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	1	3	3
Grup Projesi	4	2	8
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi	14	3	42
Sunum	2	24	48
Proje	1	24	24
Kısa Sınav	2	2	4
Okuma	12	2	24
Araştırma	12	6	72
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 225

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Analyze the basic principles of tissue engineering approach
2	Recognize biomaterial-living tissue interactions
3	Choose suitable biomaterials for tissue engineering applications
4	Apply important scaffold fabrication techniques
5	Scaffold design

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Materials
1	Tissue engineering definiton, history	Lecture slides
2	Components of tissue engineering	Lecture slides
3	Biomaterials-tissue interaction	Lecture slides
4	Classification of tissue types in TE	Lecture slides
5	TE-classification based on tissues	Lecture slides
6	Scaffold fabrication techniques: Salt-leaching, freeze drying	Lecture slides
7	Scaffold fabrication techniques: Phase separation	Lecture slides
8	Midterm
9	Scaffold fabrication techniques: Electrospinning	Lecture slides, articles
10	Scaffold fabrication techniques: Spinning	Lecture slides, artciles
11	Scaffold fabrication techniques: 3D printing	Lecture slides, articles
12	Characterization techniques	Lecture slides, articles
13	Applications, material design based on tissue	Project files
14	Applications, material design based on tissue	Project files
15	Applications, material design based on tissue	Project files

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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