Bioengineering also know as biomedical engineering is a discipline that combines engineering expertise with medical needs for the enhancement in healthcare. Bioengineering integrates the engineering sciences with biomedical and clinical practice to improve human health in 3 levels.
-> Advance the knowledge of living systems by applying engineering, biology, imaging and computational sciences as diagnostic tools.
-> Improve the function of living systems by designing devices, systems and constructs based on biological and non-biological components.
-> Prevent the injury to living systems by building models, algorithms and devices that may predict or guide behavior.
The major advances in bioengineering include the development of artificial joints, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the heart pacemaker, arthroscopy, angioplasty, bioengineered skin, kidney dialysis, and the heart-lung machine.
Bioengineering Specialties
By combining biology and medicine with engineering, biomedical engineers develop devices and procedures that solve medical and health-related problems. A person that involve in bioengineering field may choose to...