Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
Medical Technology
Use of technologies to develop new drugs, or medical devices to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease
Bioengineering
Application of engineering design to develop new medical technologies
Biotechnology
Use of living systems to make or improve new products, targeted toward improving human health
Tissue engineering & regenerative medicine
Use of engineering design principles to regenerate natural tissues and create new tissues using biological cells and 3d scaffolds of biomaterials
Molecular & cellular engineering
Engineering approaches to modify properties of molecule & cells to solve biotechnological & medical problems
Computational bioengineering
Use of computational tools to analyze large biological data sets such as in genomics or proteomics; computation models to predict structure & behavior or large biological molecules & to guide design of new drugs
Biomedical imaging
Design of imaging systems (e.g. ultrasound), image analysis tools, & contrast agents to record an atomic structure or physiologic function
Biomaterials
Engineering design of materials compatible w/ biological organisms that can be used to make implants, prostheses, & surgical instruments that don’t provoke immune rejection
Drug delivery
design of materials & systems to achieve controlled release of drugs in physiologic systems
Biomechanics
Study of mechanical forces in living systems & use of engineering design to create prosthetic devices & tools for rehabilitation
Biosensors
Engineering design of systems to identify & quantify biological substances. Advances in microelectronics have aided in developing miniature, implantable biosensors
Biosystems engineering
Modeling complex, interacting networks of biological systems w/in cells & organisms to understand physiology & disease & suggest therapeutic strategies to modify behavior
