Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : BM3106 : Applied Cell Biology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bibhukalyan Prasad Nayak
Syllabus
Essential concepts of animal cell biology. Quantitative aspect of cell biology. From cells to
tissue:different forces playing across the length scale. Cell -cell and cell-material interaction,
Modulation of cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, differentiation and cell death, Endocytosis,
Mechano-transduction, Electrophysiology of cells, action potential, bio -impedance, Stem cell,
Cell culture and characterization of cells, Concepts of Immuno-compatibility, Interface of cell
biology with pharmaceutical technology, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine. Cells as therapeutics, bioreactor, biosensor, biobattery
and bioengineering building block. Ethical aspects of applied cell biology
Course Objectives
- To introduce the engineering students to general biolgy
Course Outcomes
The course is a preparatory course for UG students who want to take advanced courses on cell and molecular biology.
Essential Reading
- B. Alberts, Essential of cell biology, Garland Science
- R. Milo, Cell Biology by the Numbers, Garland Science
Supplementary Reading
- R. I. Freshney, Culture of Animal Cell: A manual of basic techniques and specialized application, Wiley and Blackwell
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