What is Biomedical Engineering?
"Biomedical engineering integrates physical, chemical, mathematical, and computational sciences and engineering principles to study biology, medicine, behavior, and health. It advances fundamental concepts; creates knowledge from the molecular to the organ systems level; and develops innovative biologics, materials, processes, implants, devices and informatics approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, for patient rehabilitation, and for improving health" Source: Biomedical Engineering Society, www.bmes.org/default.asp.
• biological energy transformations
• genetic engineering fundamentals
• regulation of body temperature
• physiological response to environment
• heat and gas exchange in organisms
• rheology of human blood
• blood flow in cardiovascular system
• study of human body dimensions
• human factors in design
• structure and function of microorganisms
• physiology and regulatory systems of microorganisms
• biomedical sensors
• assistive technology assessment process
• assistive technology development
Topics Covered in Biosystems Engineering
• cellular structure and function• biological energy transformations
• genetic engineering fundamentals
• regulation of body temperature
• physiological response to environment
• heat and gas exchange in organisms
• rheology of human blood
• blood flow in cardiovascular system
• study of human body dimensions
• human factors in design
• structure and function of microorganisms
• physiology and regulatory systems of microorganisms
• biomedical sensors
• assistive technology assessment process
• assistive technology development