ENGR 1PHIntroduction to Engineering Design: 3D Pharmaceuticals
Engineering · 2 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
3D pharming is emerging field that tries to achieve more patient-specific drug dosages and delivery rates, which can be tailored towards each patient's age, weight, height, genotype, etc. This direction in medicine has become possible with development of 3D-printed pill capsules and laser print bioinks—aqueous hydrogel formulations with correct mechanical properties to interact with 3D printer, on demand. Bioinks are able to dissolve drugs and polymerize into solid to form drug delivery vehicle. Students learn basic fundamentals of how to 3D print pill capsule and polymerize hydrogel within it. Students are guided through process of designing research experiment, analyzing data, and presenting their findings to others.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
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