MedTech

Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is appropriate for anyone interested in MedTech and product design. The course will be of particular interest to undergraduate students studying engineering, product design, and disciplines related to healthcare, and professionals working in the healthcare sector in a medical capacity or as MedTech designers. If you are interested in MedTech and regenerative medicine, join this course and discover the fascinating work taking place at the University of Leeds. You can use the hashtag #FLmedtechOrthopaedics to talk about this course on social media.

• What are the possible medical treatments for joint degeneration?
• Which joints can be replaced and how?
• The materials used for orthopaedic joints and how we ensure they are bio-compatible.
• The production and testing process for an artificial joint replacement.
• What is regenerative medicine and how does it work?
• How are biological scaffolds produced and what materials are they made from?
• Requirements for testing biological scaffolds and regulations which need to be followed.
• The future of regenerative medicine and technology.