ABSTRACT

Over the last century, medicine has come out of the "black bag" and emerged as one of the most dynamic and advanced fields of development in science and technology. Today, biomedical engineering plays a critical role in patient diagnosis, care, and rehabilitation. As such, the field encompasses a wide range of disciplines, from biology and physiolo

chapter 2|10 pages

Systems and Technology Involving Bacteria

chapter 4|14 pages

Biomimetic Systems

chapter 6|16 pages

Microvascular Heat Transfer

chapter 7|16 pages

Perfusion Effects and Hydrodynamics

chapter 10|18 pages

Control of the Microenvironment

chapter 12|14 pages

Tools for Genome Analysis

chapter 13|16 pages

Vaccine Production

chapter 14|10 pages

Protein Engineering

chapter 15|12 pages

Metabolic Engineering

chapter 18|20 pages

Gene Therapy

chapter 23|6 pages

Bionanotechnology for Bioanalysis

chapter 27|10 pages

Biomedical Nanoengineering for Nanomedicine

chapter 30|10 pages

Fundamentals of Stem Cell Tissue Engineering

chapter 33|18 pages

Mechanical Forces on Cells

chapter 34|18 pages

Cell Adhesion

chapter 35|22 pages

Cell Migration

chapter 39|8 pages

Biomimetic Materials

chapter 42|24 pages

Drug Delivery

chapter 43|16 pages

Gene Therapy

chapter 47|18 pages

Bioengineering of Human Skin Substitutes

chapter 50|22 pages

Tissue Engineering Applications — Bone

chapter 51|12 pages

Cartilage Tissue Engineering

chapter 53|14 pages

Engineering Smooth Muscle

chapter 55|14 pages

Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts

chapter 57|20 pages

Tissue Engineering of Heart Valves

chapter 61|14 pages

The Bioengineering of Dental Tissues

chapter 62|32 pages

Tracheal Tissue Engineering

chapter 64|24 pages

Cardiac Valve Prostheses

chapter 65|8 pages

Vascular Grafts

chapter 67|24 pages

Artificial Kidney

chapter 68|14 pages

Peritoneal Dialysis Equipment

chapter 70|16 pages

Liver Support Systems

chapter 72|12 pages

Nerve Guidance Channels

chapter 74|16 pages

Artificial Blood

chapter 75|18 pages

Artificial Skin and Dermal Equivalents