ABSTRACT

Over the last century,medicine has come out of theblack 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 physiolog

chapter 2|14 pages

Endocrine System

chapter 3|14 pages

Nervous System

chapter 4|10 pages

Vision System

chapter 5|18 pages

Auditory System

chapter 6|16 pages

Gastrointestinal System

chapter 10|20 pages

Cardiovascular Models and Control

chapter 11|20 pages

Respiratory Models and Control

chapter 12|10 pages

Neural Networks for Physiological Control

chapter 15|22 pages

External Control of Movements

chapter 16|22 pages

The Fast Eye Movement Control System

chapter 19|18 pages

Basic Electrophysiology

chapter 20|8 pages

Volume Conductor Theory

chapter 21|14 pages

The Electrical Conductivity of Tissues

chapter 22|24 pages

Membrane Models

chapter 24|12 pages

Principles of Electrocardiography

chapter 25|10 pages

Principles of Electromyography

chapter 26|12 pages

Principles of Electroencephalography

chapter 27|16 pages

Biomagnetism

chapter 28|26 pages

Electrical Stimulation of Excitable Systems

chapter 29|20 pages

History and Overview of Neural Engineering

chapter 35|6 pages

Visual Prostheses

chapter 38|22 pages

Metallic Biomaterials

chapter 39|34 pages

Ceramic Biomaterials

chapter 40|24 pages

Polymeric Biomaterials

chapter 41|14 pages

Composite Biomaterials

chapter 44|30 pages

Soft Tissue Replacements

chapter 47|20 pages

Mechanics of Hard Tissue

chapter 48|14 pages

Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Mechanics

chapter 49|38 pages

Joint-Articulating Surface Motion

chapter 50|26 pages

Joint Lubrication

chapter 51|14 pages

Analysis of Gait

chapter 52|12 pages

Mechanics of Head/Neck

chapter 53|14 pages

Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact

chapter 54|28 pages

Cardiac Biomechanics

chapter 55|16 pages

Heart Valve Dynamics

chapter 56|10 pages

Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics

chapter 57|14 pages

Mechanics of Blood Vessels

chapter 58|6 pages

The Venous System

chapter 60|14 pages

Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes

chapter 61|16 pages

Mechanics of Tissue/Lymphatic Transport

chapter 62|16 pages

Modeling in Cellular Biomechanics

chapter 64|16 pages

Vestibular Mechanics

chapter 65|10 pages

Exercise Physiology

chapter 66|14 pages

Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans

chapter 71|10 pages

Sensory Augmentation and Substitution

chapter 72|10 pages

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

chapter 81|14 pages

Human–Computer Interaction Design