UID:
almafu_9960072743102883
Format:
1 online resource (1270 p.)
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
1-283-73481-8
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0-08-096121-5
Series Statement:
Academic Press series in biomedical engineering
Content:
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering is a comprehensive survey text for biomedical engineering courses. It is the most widely adopted text across the BME course spectrum, valued by instructors and students alike for its authority, clarity and encyclopedic coverage in a single volume. Biomedical engineers need to understand the wide range of topics that are covered in this text, including basic mathematical modeling; anatomy and physiology; electrical engineering, signal processing and instrumentation; biomechanics; biomaterials science and tissue engineering; and medical and engineering
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Introduction to Biomedical Engineering; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors to the Third Edition; Contributors to the Second Edition; Contributors to the First Edition; Chapter 1: Biomedical Engineering: A Historical Perspective; 1.1. The Evolution of the Modern Health Care System; 1.2. The Modern Health Care System; 1.3. What Is Biomedical Engineering?; 1.4. Roles Played by the Biomedical Engineers; 1.5. Recent Advances in Biomedical Engineering; 1.6. Professional Status of Biomedical Engineering; 1.7. Professional Societies
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Suggested ReadingsChapter 2: Moral and Ethical Issues; 2.1. Morality and Ethics: A Definition of Terms; 2.2. Two Moral Norms: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence; 2.3. Redefining Death; 2.4. The Terminally Ill Patient and Euthanasia; 2.5. Taking Control; 2.6. Human Experimentation; 2.7. Definition and Purpose of Experimentation; 2.8. Informed Consent; 2.9. Regulation of Medical Device Innovation; 2.10. Marketing Medical Devices; 2.11. Ethical Issues in Feasibility Studies; 2.12. Ethical Issues in Emergency Use; 2.13. Ethical Issues in Treatment Use
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2.14. The Role of the Biomedical Engineer in the FDA ProcessSuggested Readings; Chapter 3: Anatomy and Physiology; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Cellular Organization; 3.3. Tissues; 3.4. Major Organ Systems; 3.5. Homeostasis; Suggested Readings; Chapter 4: Biomechanics; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Basic Mechanics; 4.3. Mechanics of Materials; 4.4. Viscoelastic Properties; 4.5. Cartilage, Ligament, Tendon, and Muscle; 4.6. Clinical Gait Analysis; 4.7. Cardiovascular Dynamics; References; Suggested Readings; Chapter 5: Biomaterials; 5.1. Materials in Medicine: From Prosthetics to Regeneration
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5.2. Biomaterials: Types, Properties, and Their Applications5.3. Lessons from Nature on Biomaterial Design and Selection; 5.4. Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions; 5.5. Biomaterials Processing Techniques for Guiding Tissue Repair and Regeneration; 5.6. Safety Testing and Regulation of Biomaterials; 5.7. Application-Specific Strategies for the Design and Selection of Biomaterials; Suggested Readings; Chapter 6: Tissue Engineering; 6.1. What Is Tissue Engineering?; 6.2. Biological considerations; 6.3. Physical considerations; 6.4. Scaling up; 6.5. Implementation of Tissue Engineered Products
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6.6. Future Directions: Functional Tissue Engineering and the ""-Omics"" Sciences6.7. Conclusions; References; Suggested Readings; Chapter 7: Compartmental Modeling; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Solutes, Compartments, and Volumes; 7.3. Transfer of Substances between Two Compartments Separated by a Membrane; 7.4. Compartmental Modeling Basics; 7.5. One-Compartment Modeling; 7.6. Two-Compartment Modeling; 7.7. Three-Compartment Modeling; 7.8. Multicompartment Modeling; Suggested Reading and References; Chapter 8: Biochemical Reactions and Enzyme Kinetics; 8.1. Chemical Reactions
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8.2. Enzyme Kinetics
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-374979-4
Language:
English
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