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The biomedical engineering handbook. Vol.2 / edited by Joseph D. Bronzino.

Contributor(s): Bronzino, Joseph D, 1937-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Electrical engineering handbook series.Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press ; IEEE Press, 2000Edition: 2nd ed.Description: various pagings : ill. ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0849304628.Subject(s): Biomedical engineeringDDC classification: 610.28

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P Winner of the Association of American Publishers Best New Professional/Scholarly Publication - Engineering

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • Section X Transport Phenomena and Biomimetic Systems
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 95 Biomimetic Systems (p. 1)
  • 96 Diffusional Processes and Engineering Design (p. 1)
  • 97 Animal Surrogate Systems (p. 1)
  • 98 Microvascular Heat Transfer (p. 1)
  • 99 Interstitial Transport in the Brain: Principles for Local Drug Delivery (p. 1)
  • 100 Arterial Wall Mass Transport: The Possible Role of Blood Phase Resistance in the Localization of Arterial Disease (p. 1)
  • Section XI Biotechnology
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 101 Protein Engineering (p. 1)
  • 102 Monoclonal Antibodies and Their Engineered Fragments (p. 1)
  • 103 Antisense Technology (p. 1)
  • 104 Tools for Genome Analysis (p. 1)
  • 105 Vaccine Production (p. 1)
  • 106 Gene Therapy (p. 1)
  • 107 Cell Engineering (p. 1)
  • 108 Metabolic Engineering (p. 1)
  • Section XII Tissue Engineering
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 109 Tissue Engineering (p. 1)
  • 110 Surface Immobilization of Adhesion Ligands for Investigations of Cell-Substrate Interactions (p. 1)
  • 111 Biomaterials: Protein-Surface Interactions (p. 1)
  • 112 Engineering Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering: The 10-100 Micron Size Scale (p. 1)
  • 113 Regeneration Templates (p. 1)
  • 114 Fluid Shear Stress Effects on Cellular Function (p. 1)
  • 115 The Roles of Mass Transfer in Tissue Function (p. 1)
  • 116 The Biology of Stem Cells (p. 1)
  • 117 Cell Motility and Tissue Architecture (p. 1)
  • 118 Tissue Microenvironments (p. 1)
  • 119 The Importance of Stromal Cells (p. 1)
  • 120 Tissue Engineering of Bone Marrow (p. 1)
  • 121 Tissue Engineering of the Liver (p. 1)
  • 122 Tissue Engineering in the Nervous System (p. 1)
  • 123 Tissue Engineering of Skeletal Muscle (p. 1)
  • 124 Tissue Engineering of Cartilage (p. 1)
  • 125 Tissue Engineering of the Kidney (p. 1)
  • Section XIII Prostheses and Artificial Organs
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 126 Artificial Heart and Circulatory Assist Devices (p. 1)
  • 127 Cardiac Valve Prostheses (p. 1)
  • 128 Vascular Grafts (p. 1)
  • 129 Artificial Lungs and Blood-Gas Exchange Devices (p. 1)
  • 130 Artificial Kidney (p. 1)
  • 131 Peritoneal Dialysis Equipment (p. 1)
  • 132 Therapeutic Apheresis and Blood Fractionation (p. 1)
  • 133 Liver Support Systems (p. 1)
  • 134 Artificial Pancreas (p. 1)
  • 135 Nerve Guidance Channels (p. 1)
  • 136 Tracheal, Laryngeal, and Esophageal Replacement Devices (p. 1)
  • 137 Artificial Blood (p. 1)
  • 138 Artificial Skin and Dermal Equivalents (p. 1)
  • Section XIV Rehabiliation Engineering
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 139 Rehabilitation Engineering, Science, and Technology (p. 1)
  • 140 Orthopedic Prosthetics and Orthotics in Rehabilitation (p. 1)
  • 141 Wheeled Mobility: Wheelchairs and Personal Transportation (p. 1)
  • 142 Externally Powered and Controlled Orthotics and Prosthetics (p. 1)
  • 143 Sensory Augmentation and Substitution (p. 1)
  • 144 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (p. 1)
  • 145 Measurement Tools and Processes in Rehabilitation Engineering (p. 1)
  • 146 Rehabilitation Engineering Technologies: Principles of Application (p. 1)
  • Historical Perspectives 4 Electromyography (p. 1)
  • Section XV Human Performance Engineering
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 147 A Working Model for Human System-Task Interfaces (p. 1)
  • 148 Measurement of Neuromuscular Performance Capacities (p. 1)
  • 149 Measurement of Sensory-Motor Control Performance Capacities: Tracking Tasks (p. 1)
  • 150 Measurement of Information-Processing Performance Capacities (p. 1)
  • 151 High-Level Task Analysis: Mental Components (p. 1)
  • 152 Task Analysis and Decompsition: Physical Components (p. 1)
  • 153 Human-Computer Interface Design Issues (p. 1)
  • 154 Applications of Human Performance Measurements to Clinical Trials to Determine Therapy Effectiveness and Safety (p. 1)
  • 155 Applications of Quantitative Assessment of Human Performance in Occupational Medicine (p. 1)
  • 156 Human Performance Engineering: Computer-Based Design and Analysis Tools (p. 1)
  • 157 Human Performance Engineering: Challenges and Prospects for the Future (p. 1)
  • Section XVI Physiological Modeling, Simulation, and Control
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 158 Modeling Strategies in Physiology (p. 1)
  • 159 Compartmental Models of Physiologic Systems (p. 1)
  • 160 Cardiovascular Models and Control (p. 1)
  • 161 Respiratory Models and Control (p. 1)
  • 162 Neural Networks for Physiological Control (p. 1)
  • 163 Methods and Tools for Identification of Physiologic Systems (p. 1)
  • 164 Autoregulating Windkessel Dynamics May Cause Low Frequency Oscillations (p. 1)
  • 165 Control of Movements (p. 1)
  • 166 The Fast Eye Movement Control System (p. 1)
  • Section XVII Clinical Engineering
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 167 Clinical Engineering: Evolution of a Discipline (p. 1)
  • 168 Management and Assessment of Medical Technology (p. 1)
  • 169 Risk Factors, Safety, and Management of Medical Equipment (p. 1)
  • 170 Clinical Engineering Program Indicators (p. 1)
  • 171 Quality of Improvement and Team Building (p. 1)
  • 172 A Standards Primer for Clinical Engineers (p. 1)
  • 173 Regulatory and Assessment Agencies (p. 1)
  • 174 Applications of Virtual Instruments in Health Care (p. 1)
  • Section XVIII Medical Informatics
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 175 Hospital Information Systems: Their Function and State (p. 1)
  • 176 Computer-Based Patient Records (p. 1)
  • 177 Computer Networks in Health Care (p. 1)
  • 178 Overview of Standards Related to the Emerging Health Care Information Infrastructure (p. 1)
  • 179 Non-AI Decision Making (p. 1)
  • 180 Design Issues in Developing Clinical Decision Support and Monitoring Systems (p. 1)
  • Section XIX Artificial Intelligence
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 181 Artificial Intelligence in Medical Decision Making: History, Evolution, and Prospects (p. 1)
  • 182 Artificial Neural Networks: Definitions, Methods, Applications (p. 1)
  • 183 Clinical Decision Systems (p. 1)
  • 184 Expert Systems: Methods and Tools (p. 1)
  • 185 Knowledge Acquisition and Representation (p. 1)
  • 186 Knowledge-Based Systems for Intelligent Patient Monitoring and Management in Critical Care Environments (p. 1)
  • 187 Medical Terminology and Diagnosis Using Knowledge Bases (p. 1)
  • 188 Natural Language Processing in Biomedicine (p. 1)
  • Historical Perspectives 5 Electroencephalography (p. 1)
  • Section XX Ethical Issues Associated with the Use of Medical Technology
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 189 Professional Ethics in Biomedical Engineering (p. 1)
  • 190 Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, and Technological Progress (p. 1)
  • 191 Ethical Issues of Animal and Human Experimentation in the Development of Medical Devices (p. 1)
  • 192 Regulation of Medical Device Innovation (p. 1)
  • Appendix A The Role of Professional Societies in Biomedical Engineering (p. 1)
  • Index (p. 1)