An Inquiry-Based Learning STEM Outreach Module to Teach Principles of Bioadhesives and Tissue Repair.

Bioadhesives are an important subset of biomaterials, which aid wound healing, hemostasis, and tissue repair. In order to advance the field of bioadhesives to promote more regenerative healing, there is a societal need to teach diverse trainees about their design, engineering, and testing. To address this, we deployed a hands-on, inquiry-based learning (IBL) bioadhesives module to middle school students from underserved communities in the Young Eisner Scholars (YES) program.

Teaching Tissue Repair Through an Inquiry-Based Learning Bioadhesives Module.

Bioadhesives are an important class of biomaterials for wound healing, hemostasis, and tissue repair. To develop the next generation of bioadhesives, there is a societal need to teach trainees about their design, engineering, and testing. This study designed, implemented, and evaluated a hands-on, inquiry-based learning (IBL) module to teach bioadhesives to undergraduate, master's, and PhD/postdoctoral trainees.