BMM309L

Tissue Engineering Laboratory

Faculty \ Department
School of Engineering \ Biomedical Engineering
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
1
2
Compulsory
English
Prerequisites
-
Programs that can take the course
Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Program
Course Description
BMM 309 is designed for junior Biomedical Engineering undergraduates to give them a chance of doing a range of experiments related to Tissue Engineering .
Textbook and / or References
• Nature Biomedical Engineering
• Nature Review Genetics
• Nature
• Science
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Cell
• Nature Communications
• Science Translational Medicine
Course Objectives
BMM 309L aims to give the experienece of using methods, materials and equipments related to Tissue Engineering to support theoretical course with experiments.
Course Outcomes
1. Being able to see and use the methods, materials and equipment related to Tissue Engineering
2. Being able to design and run experiments, to collect and analyze data, and to report outputs
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Introduction to Tissue Engineering Laboratory
Week 2: Laboratory safety and chemical calculations
Week 3: Developing hydrogel-based smart band-aid
Week 4: Electrospun patch for skin/heart tissue
Week 5: Decellulirazed plant-based patch for heart tissue
Week 6: Dissection of chicken heart
Week 7: Midterm of BMM 309
Week 8: Microfluidic device fabrication
Week 9: DNA extraction and DNA labelling
Week 10: Making a transparent tissue
Week 11: Cell viability with antimicrobial small molecules
Week 12: Hand-made high speed centrifuge
Tentative Assesment Methods
Activities Number Weight (%)
Course Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 10 0%
Application - -
Homework 10 25%
Project - -
Presentation - -
Field Work - -
Internship - -
Course Boards - -
Quiz 10 25%
Midterm Exam - -
Final Exam 1 50%
Total 100%

Tentative ECTS-Workload Table
Activities Number/Weeks Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours (first 6 weeks) 6 0 0
Course Hours (last 6 weeks) 6 0 0
Laboratory 10 2 20
Application - - -
Homework 10 1 10
Project - - -
Presentation - - -
Field Work - - -
Internship - - -
Course Boards - - -
Preparation for Quiz 10 1 10
Preparation for Midterm Exam - - -
Final Exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Study Hours Out of Class (preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.) 10 1 10
Total Workload 62
Total Workload / 30 62 / 30
2.066667
ECTS Credits of the Course 2
Program Outcome **
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Course Outcome
1 A A, B B, A, C B
2 B, A A A B, A C, B, A B, A B A, B