Biomedical Engineering Principles
The updated edition of this popular textbook offers an overview of the major components of the field, including signal processing in bio-systems, biomechanics, and biomaterials. Introducing capstone design and entrepreneurship, the second edition examines basic engineering, anatomy, and physiology concepts to facilitate an in-depth and up-to-date understanding of flow, transport, and mechanics in biological systems and the human body. The book begins by addressing the principles of...
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Linking methodologies in engineering, medicine, biology, and physics, this reference clearly defines basic principles in image processing and biomechanics, the modeling of physiological processes, and bioelectric signal analysis for a solid understanding of devices and designs for improved functioning of the human body-including cutting-edge discussions of tissue engineering applications such as skin equivalents, cardiovascular components, bone regrowth, muscle tissue, and the regeneration of nerves. The author also discusses technologies at the forefront of cardiac care including total artificial hearts, left ventricular assist devices, defibrillators, pacemakers, and stents, as well as issues related to minimally invasive and robotic surgery, next-generation imaging devices, nanomotors, and nanodevices.
Ch. 1Introduction : modeling of physiological processes1Ch. 2Cell physiology and transport47Ch. 3Principles and biomedical applications of hemodynamics105Ch. 4The cardiovascular system161Ch. 5Biomedical signal processing231Ch. 6Signal acquisition and processing265Ch. 7Techniques for physiological signal processing291Ch. 8Examples of physiological signal processing305Ch. 9Principles of biomechanics325Ch. 10Applications of biomechanics459Ch. 11Tissue engineering579Ch. 12Future trends in biomedical engineering637
