Annual review of biomedical engineering; v.10, 2008.9780824335106 Annual review of biomedical engineering The Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering is an academic journal started by Martin Yarmush in an effort to document cutting edge research in the areas of molecular, cellular, and bioengineering. ; v.10, 2008. Ed. by Martin L. Yarmush et al. Annual Reviews 2008 427 pages $189.00 Hardcover R856 In this annual publication, Yarmush (Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School) et al. assemble 15 articles on aspects of biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering An interdisciplinary field in which the principles, laws, and techniques of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other physical sciences are applied to facilitate progress in medicine, biology, and other life sciences. . Coverage is of technologies for many parts of the body, such as visual prosthesis prosthesis (prŏs`thĭsĭs): see artificial limb. prosthesis Artificial substitute for a missing part of the body, usually an arm or leg. , inhaler inhaler /in·hal·er/ (in-hal´er) 1. an apparatus for administering vapor or volatilized medications by inhalation. 2. ventilator (2). in·hal·er n. systems, recent advances in fluorescence protein development, catch bond and cellular adhesion, mechanical circulatory support devices, and injury biomechanics research in differentiating child abuse. Others cover signal-mediated bacterial communication, viral gene delivery vehicles, and MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. contrast agents, for example. Contributors work in bioengineering, chemical engineering, and other fields in the US. Cumulative indexes of authors and chapter titles are provided. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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