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Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States20.441J
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2009English
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This course covers the principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of medical implants, artificial organs, and matrices for tissue engineering. Methods for biomaterials surface characterization and analysis of protein adsorption on biomaterials. Molecular and cellular interactions with biomaterials are analyzed in terms of unit cell processes, such as matrix synthesis, degradation, and contraction.

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