📚 Syllabus & Course Curriculum
Data Science & Analytics
Module-by-module breakdown of 3D Bioprinting of Functional Human Organs, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
Methods
• Extrusion, inkjet, laser-assisted and stereolithographic printing
• Resolution against cell viability — the trade-off that defines the method
• Shear stress during extrusion as a direct cause of cell death
Bioinks
• Alginate, gelatin methacryloyl, collagen and decellularised matrix inks
• Printability window: viscosity, shear thinning and crosslinking speed
• Mechanical match to native tissue and the consequences of getting it wrong
Cells
• Primary cells, iPSC-derived cells and the maturation problem in both
• Cell density, multi-material printing and spatial patterning
• Post-print maturation and bioreactor conditioning
Vasculature
• The roughly 200 micron diffusion limit that caps construct thickness
• Sacrificial printing, embedded printing and coaxial channel approaches
• Perfusion, endothelialisation and why anastomosis in vivo remains hard
Translation
• Flat and tubular constructs already in the clinic versus solid organs
• Sterility, scale-up and GMP requirements for a printed product
• Regulatory pathway and the honest current distance from a printed organ
Earn government-registered certification in 3D Bioprinting of Functional Human Organs
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.
