The main goal of this course is to provide the student with the basic principles of tissue engineering for the restoration, maintenance and enhancement of damaged tissues or whole organs. Regenerative medicine is a broad field that includes tissue engineering, but also incorporates research on self-healing, where the body uses its own systems, sometimes with the help of foreign biological material, to recreate cells and rebuild tissues and organs.

Topic 01. Tissue engineering. Regenerative medicine. Concept. Background.

Topic 02. Concept and types of tissues

Topic 03. Stem cells.

Topic 04. Cell-extracellular matrix interaction.

Topic 05. Cell signalling systems.

Topic 06 Biomaterials: natural, synthetic and hybrid.

Topic 07. Structuring the surface of materials: extracellular matrix mimicry and biomechanical properties.

Topic 08. Technology and design for the construction of tissues and organs.

Topic 09. Integration of artificial tissues in the human body. Vascularisation and biological adaptation.

Topic 10. Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine of tissues and organs of the nervous, cardiovascular, digestive and musculo-skeletal systems, as well as skin, cornea, etc.

Topic 11. Standards and regulation of the use of therapies based on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

• Final Assessment System