Draft:Outline of biomedical engineering

What type of thing is biomedical engineering?

Biomedical engineering can be described as all of the following:

• A branch of science
  • An applied science
    • A branch of engineering
    • A branch of medicine

Branches of biomedical engineering

• Biomaterials

Development of devices which are used to enhance life processes, i.e. Kidney dialysis machines, Artificial heart etc

• Biomechanics

The use of engineering or physics principles to understand the performance of an organism, e.g. Gait analysis

• Biomedical Imaging

The development and/improvement of imaging devices, e.g. X-ray, Magnetic resonance imaging

• Biosensors and Instrumentation

The development of sensors and data collection systems to monitor and provide feedback on human body process, such as DNA drug delivery system,

• Tissue Engineering

This is the developments of mechanism to regrow tissues, mostly through provision of environments in which tissues may grow, e.g. IVF treatment

History of biomedical engineering

Main article: History of biomedical engineering

General biomedical engineering concepts

Biomedical publications

Biomedical organizations

Persons influential in biomedical engineering

See also

References

External links

• Biomedical Engineering at
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