ABSTRACT
In 2000, Mechanical Engineering readers voted on the top 10 engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Bioengineering was ranked no. 9 (Rastegar, 2000, 75-76) stated:
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................93 Scope ................................................................................................................................................94 History ..............................................................................................................................................94 The Literature of Bioengineering .....................................................................................................95 Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) ..............................................................................95 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) .................................................................................................95 Keywords .........................................................................................................................................96 Library of Congress Call Numbers ..................................................................................................96 Bibliographies and Guides to the Literature ....................................................................................96 Abstracts and Indexes ......................................................................................................................97 Directories ........................................................................................................................................98 Dictionaries ......................................................................................................................................99 Encyclopedias ..................................................................................................................................99 Handbooks, Data, and Manuals ..................................................................................................... 101 Monographs and Textbooks ........................................................................................................... 103 Journals .......................................................................................................................................... 103 News and Trade Magazines ........................................................................................................... 104 Electronic Journal Aggregators/Repositories ................................................................................. 105 Internet Search Engines, Portals, and Discussion Forums ............................................................. 105
Search Engines .......................................................................................................................... 105 Portals ........................................................................................................................................ 106 Discussion Forums .................................................................................................................... 106
Patents ............................................................................................................................................ 107 Standards ........................................................................................................................................ 107 Associations, Organizations, and Societies.................................................................................... 107 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 110 Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................... 110 References ...................................................................................................................................... 110
As bioengineering is an extremely interdisciplinary ‰eld, it is challenging to ‰nd a single de‰nition encompassing its entire scope. The Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE) de‰nes biological engineering as “the interface of biological sciences, engineering sciences, mathematics, and computational sciences. It applies biological systems to enhance the quality and diversity of life.” A biology-based engineering discipline that integrates life sciences with engineering in the advancement and application of fundamental concepts of biological systems from molecular to ecosystem levels, https://www.ibe.org (accessed July 12, 2010).
