Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine(English)(1),24/25-R

Complete reconstruction or regeneration of damaged tissues or organs and restoration of their functions is one of the biggest challenges for the future in the field of biomedicine for the health care sector. Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is a multidisciplinary field of science that combines materials science, chemical engineering, biomechanics, cell biology and medical sciences to achieve functional tissue/organ regeneration or reconstruction. The study course is focused on acquisition of basic knowledge about the components of tissue engineering (cells, biomaterial scaffolds, bioreactive molecules) that are aimed at tissue regeneration or replacement of the damaged tissues, as well as strategies of regenerative medicine in combination with tissue engineering – cell therapy, gene therapy and in vivo induced tissue/organ regeneration. The study course provides an insight into the basic strategies of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, which are based on the use of biomaterials, cells and bioreactive molecules according to the specific application. The study work is focused on gaining theoretical knowledge and understanding about the most important issues of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering – cell sources for tissues engineering and regenerative medicine, properties and design of biomaterials, cell and biomaterial interaction, used technologies and clinical application.