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| h1 Biomedical Engineering | h1 Biomedical Engineering |
| http://oyc.yale.edu/biomedical-engineering | http://oyc.yale.edu/biomedical-engineering |
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| h1 Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering | h1 Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering |
| http://oyc.yale.edu/biomedical-engineering/frontiers-in-biomedical-engineering/ | http://oyc.yale.edu/biomedical-engineering/frontiers-in-biomedical-engineering/ |
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| The course covers basic concepts of biomedical engineering and their connection with the spectrum of human activity. It serves as an introduction to the fundamental science and engineering on which biomedical engineering is based. Case studies of drugs and medical products illustrate the product development-product testing cycle, patent protection, and FDA approval. | The course covers basic concepts of biomedical engineering and their connection with the spectrum of human activity. It serves as an introduction to the fundamental science and engineering on which biomedical engineering is based. Case studies of drugs and medical products illustrate the product development-product testing cycle, patent protection, and FDA approval. |
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| | h2 Class Sessions: |
| | (http://oyc.yale.edu/biomedical-engineering/frontiers-in-biomedical-engineering/content/sessions.html) |
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| | h3 Lecture 1 - What Is Biomedical Engineering? |
| | Professor Saltzman introduces the concepts and applications of biomedical engineering, providing an overview of the course syllabus, reading materials for lecture and labs and grading logistics. Various pictures are shown to highlight the current application of biomedical engineering technologies in daily life (eg. chest x-ray, PET scan, operating room, gene chip, transport). Next, living standards and medical technologies of the past and present are compared to point out the impact of biomedical engineering as well as areas for improvement in the field. Finally, Professor Saltzman draws references from the poem "London Bridge" to illustrate some societal issues in making materials and devices in biomedical engineering. |
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| | h3 Lecture 2 - What Is Biomedical Engineering? (cont.) |
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| | Class begins with discussion of students' answers to the two questions given as assignment in the previous lecture. Professor Saltzman talks about the basic concept of biomedical engineering and two separate aspects of it: gaining better understanding of human physiology and developing ways to improve human health. He then introduces the term homeostasis, and talks about parameters that are involved in controlling this state. Finally, the structure of the phospholipid is discussed and how it constitutes the cell membrane. |
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