2nd Edition

Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals

1180 Pages
by CRC Press

1180 Pages 645 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

1180 Pages
by CRC Press

Known as the bible of biomedical engineering, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition , sets the standard against which all other references of this nature are measured. As such, it has served as a major resource for both skilled professionals and novices to biomedical engineering. Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals , the first volume of the handbook, presents material from... Read more

PHYSIOLOGIC SYSTEMS

An Outline of Cardiovascular Structure and Function; Daniel J. Schneck

Kidney Structure and Physiology; Joel M. Henderson and Mostafa Belghasem

Nervous System; Evangelia Micheli-Tzanakou

Vision System; Aaron P. Batista and George D. Stetten

Auditory System; Ben M. Clopton and Herbert F. Voigt

Gastrointestinal System; Berj L. Bardakjian

Respiratory System; Arthur T. Johnson, Christopher G. Lausted, and Joseph D. Bronzino

BIOMECHANICS

Mechanics of Hard Tissue; J. Lawrence Katz, Anil Misra, Orestes Marangos, Qiang Ye, and Paulette Spencer

Musculoskeletal Soft-Tissue Mechanics; Richard L. Lieber, Samuel R. Ward, and Thomas J. Burkholder

Joint-Articulating Surface Motion; Kenton R. Kaufman and Kai-Nan An

Joint Lubrication; Michael J. Furey

Analysis of Gait; Roy B. Davis, III, Sylvia Õunpuu, and Peter A. DeLuca

Mechanics of Head/Neck; Albert I. King and David C. Viano

Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact; David C. Viano and Albert I. King

Cardiac Biomechanics; Andrew D. McCulloch and Roy C.P. Kerckhoffs

Heart Valve Dynamics; Choon Hwai Yap, Erin Spinner, Muralidhar Padala, and Ajit P. Yoganathan

Arterial Macrocirculatory Hemodynamics; Baruch B. Liber

Mechanics of Blood Vessels; Thomas R. Canfield and Philip B. Dobrin

The Venous System; Artin A. Shoukas and Carl F. Rothe

The Microcirculation Physiome; Aleksander S. Popel and Roland N. Pittman

Mechanics and Deformability of Hematocytes; Richard E. Waugh and Robert M. Hochmuth

Mechanics of Tissue/Lymphatic Transport; Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein and Alan R. Hargens

Modeling in Cellular Biomechanics; Alexander A. Spector and Roger Tran-Son-Tay

Cochlear Mechanics; Charles R. Steele and Sunil Puria

Inner Ear Hair Cell Bundle Mechanics; Jong-Hoon Nam and Wally Grant

Exercise Physiology; Cathryn R. Dooly and Arthur T. Johnson

Factors Affecting Mechanical Work in Humans; Ben F. Hurley and Arthur T. Johnson

BIOMATERIALS

Metallic Biomaterials; Joon B. Park and Young Kon Kim

Ceramic Biomaterials; W.G. Billotte

Polymeric Biomaterials; Hai Bang Lee, Gilson Khang, and Jin Ho Lee

Composite Biomaterials; Roderic S. Lakes

Biodegradable Polymeric Biomaterials: An Updated Overview; C.C. Chu

Biologic Biomaterials: Tissue-Derived Biomaterials (Collagen); Shu-Tung Li

Biologic Biomaterials: Silk; Biman Mandal and David L. Kaplan

Biofunctional Hydrogels; Melissa K. McHale and Jennifer L. West

Soft Tissue Replacements; K.B. Chandran, K.J.L. Burg, and S.W. Shalaby

Hard Tissue Replacements; Sang-Hyun Park, Adolfo Llinás, and Vijay K. Goel

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA

Basic Electrophysiology; Roger C. Barr

Volume Conductor Theory; Robert Plonsey

Electrical Conductivity of Tissues; Bradley J. Roth

Cardiac Microimpedances; Andrew E. Pollard

Membrane Models; Anthony Varghese

Computational Methods and Software for Bioelectric Field Problems; Christopher R. Johnson

The Potential Fields of Triangular Boundary Elements; A. van Oosterom

Principles of Electrocardiography; Edward J. Berbari

Electrodiagnostic Studies; Sanjeev D. Nandedkar

Principles of Electroencephalography; Joseph D. Bronzino

Biomagnetism; Jaakko Malmivuo

Electrical Stimulation of Excitable Tissue; Dominique M. Durand

NEUROENGINEERING

History and Overview of Neural Engineering; Daniel DiLorenzo and Robert E. Gross

Theory and Physiology of Electrical Stimulation of the Central Nervous System; Warren M. Grill

Transcutaneous FES for Ambulation: The Parastep System; Daniel Graupe

Comparing Electrodes for Use as Cortical Control Signals: Tines, Wires, or Cones on Wires—Which Is Best?; Philip R. Kennedy

Development of a Multifunctional 22-Channel Functional Electrical Stimulator for Paraplegia; R. Davis, T. Johnston, B. Smith, R. Betz, T. Houdayer, and A. Barriskill

An Implantable Bionic Network of Injectable Neural Prosthetic Devices: The Future Platform for Functional Electrical Stimulation and Sensing to Restore Movement and Sensation; J. Schulman, P. Mobley, J. Wolfe, R. Davis, and I. Arcos

Visual Prostheses; Robert J. Greenberg

Interfering with the Genesis and Propagation of Epileptic Seizures by Neuromodulation; Ana Luisa Velasco, Francisco Velasco, Marcos Velasco, Bernardo Boleaga, Mauricio Kuri, Fiacro Jiménez, and José María Núñez

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Deep Brain Regions; Yiftach Roth and Abraham Zangen

Biography

Joseph D. Bronzino is the founder and president of the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON) in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned a PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Dr. Bronzino has received the Millennium Award from IEEE/EMBS and the Goddard Award from Worcester Polytechnic Institute for Professional Achievement. He is the author of more than 200 articles and 11 books.

Donald R. Peterson is a professor of engineering and dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Nursing at Texas A&M University–Texarkana. He earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Dr. Peterson’s recent research focuses on measuring and modeling human, organ, and/or cell performance, including exposures to various physical stimuli and the subsequent biological responses. Dr. Peterson has published more than 50 journal articles and 12 reference books.