Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering with Professor W. Mark Saltzman

The course covers basic concepts of biomedical engineering and their connection with the spectrum of human activity. It serves as an introduction to the fundamental science and engineering on which biomedical engineering is based. Case studies of drugs and medical products illustrate the product development-product testing cycle, patent protection, and FDA approval. It is designed for science and non-science majors.

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1. What Is Biomedical Engineering?

2. What Is Biomedical Engineering? (cont.)

3. Genetic Engineering

4. Genetic Engineering (cont.)

5. Cell Culture Engineering

6. Cell Culture Engineering (cont.)

7. Cell Communication and Immunology

8. Cell Communication and Immunology (cont.)

9. Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity

10. Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity (cont.)

11. Biomolecular Engineering: General Concepts

12. Biomolecular Engineering: General Concepts (cont.)

13. Cardiovascular Physiology

14. Cardiovascular Physiology (cont.)

15. Cardiovascular Physiology (cont.)

Midterm Exam

16. Renal Physiology

17. Renal Physiology (cont.)

18. Biomechanics and Orthopedics

19. Biomechanics and Orthopedics (cont.)

20. Bioimaging

21. Bioimaging (cont.)

22. Tissue Engineering

23. Tissue Engineering (cont.)

24. Biomedical Engineers and Cancer

25. Biomedical Engineers and Artificial Organs

Final Exam