Biomedical Engineering Theory And Practice/Chapters Description

This page should be some sort of a detailed outline for the rest of the book. It should also focus on the best approach for reading this book. It should also be emphasized that the reading order is totally arbitrary and that each chapter is self-contained. Chapters are linking between each other especially to point out necessary tools. Chapter # 1 Introduction 1.1 What is biomedical engineering? 1.2 A very brief history biomedical engineering. 1.3 The state of the art.: a broad look at things. 1.4 Opportunities for growth. Chapter # 2 Biomedical Instrumentation: 2.1 The role of instrumentation in biomedical engineering. 2.2 a very swift review of basic electronics: Charge, Current, Voltage, Power, Energy, Resistance Kirchhoff ’s Law's, Resistors in Series and Parallel Voltage and Current Divider Rules Linear Network Analysis: Nodal Mesh etc Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems Inductors, Capacitors & Combinations 2.3 Bioinstrumentation specific stuff: Amplifiers for Biopotential Time Variant Signals & Phasors Passive & Active Filters instrumentation Design Waveform Generators for testing Signal analysis and software Chapter # 3 Physiological Modeling and Simulation: Chapter # 4 Bioelectric phenomena: Chapter # 5 Neuro engineering Chapter # 6 Biomechanics: 6.1 A very brief review of basic mechanics: Vectors and kinematics,Force and Motion, Kinetic and Potential Energy and Work, Conservation of Energy, Energy Absorption, Center of Mass and Linear & Angular Momentum, Rotation, Torque, and Elasticity,Axial Stress and Strain Shear Stress, Bending, Torsion,Failure Under Load, 6.2 Cellular Biomechanics 6.3 Mechanics of Hard &Soft Tissue Tissues 6.4.1 mechanics of the Musculoskeletal & digestive systems 6.4.2 Joint Surface & Lubrication 6.4.3 Analysis of Gait and movement 6.5 Mechanics of the cardiovascular,Lymphatic, andrespiratory systems 6.6 Mechanics of the inner ear Chapter # 7 Rehabilitation: Chapter # 8 Biomaterials Chapter # 9 Oncology Chapter # 10 Medical Imaging & Analysis Chapter # 11 Biosensors and biochips: Chapter # 12Biotechnology: Chapter # 13 Medical Informatics: Chapter # 14 Clinical Engineering: