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PHA-20024 - Module Specification
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 December 2024

PHA-20024 - Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Coordinator: Ying Yang Tel: +44 1782 674386
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Biomaterials play an important role in biomedical science and medicine, whilst cell and tissue engineering approaches have become an innovative technique to generate human tissue and organs for biomedical and therapeutic purposes. In this module, students will learn the theories and technology associated with biomaterials and cell and tissue engineering, which will equip them with the skills and knowledge to select and characterise appropriate biomaterials for specific biomedical and clinical applications. In addition, students will acquire an understanding of the interaction of biomaterials/implants with host tissues during tissue regeneration and replacement. In short, this module will provide cross-disciplinary training for students to enable them to work in both an academic and industrial environment after their graduation.

Aims
The module aims to introduce the theories and technologies of Biomaterials and Tissue engineering enabling the selection and characterisation of synthetic and natural materials for implants and the creation of biomimic environments for tissue regeneration through engineering approaches.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pha-20024/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Describe types of biomaterials appropriate in physico-chemical properties for supporting specific tissue/ organ growth and implantation;
: 1,2
Explain the cellular-biomaterial response and the host responses to implanted biomaterials;
: 1,2
Apply conventional and innovative techniques for fabrication and characterisation of biomaterials;
: 1,2
Outline the biocompatibility and degradation features of biomaterials;: 1,2
Design appropriate experiments to generate specific tissue or organ;
: 3
Explain the working principle and techniques of bioreactors;
: 1,2
Examine the signaling processes between cells and cell-ECM and its potential outcomes on cellular fate.: 1,3

Study hours

Total hours: 300
Lectures, tutorial and presentation: 44 hours
Laboratory sessions: 54 hours
Exam: 2 hours
Independent Study Hours: 200

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Unseen Exam weighted 50%
2-hour unseen exam


2: Laboratory Assessment weighted 30%
Laboratory report based on selected experiments.


3: Oral Presentation weighted 20%
A 10 minute oral presentation


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 21 December 2024