Course Outline: ENGG 81/BIO 81

Date

Topic

Sept.

Tue. 2

Introduction & Scope: What is bioengineering?
The Human Body: An Overview (Lewis, Ch. 30)

 

Thu. 4

Statistics: Mean, Median, and Mode (Hand-out)

 

Tue. 9

The Musculoskeletal System and Bone Remodeling (Lewis, Ch. 34)
  Thu. 11 ***No Class***

 

 Tue. 16

Bones, Muscles, and Joints, Lever Systems

 

Thu. 18

Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage (Fung, Ch. 7)

 

Tue. 23

Heart & Circulatory System - Cardiac Mechanics (Lewis, Ch. 35)
Artificial Pacemakers, Heart-Lung Machine,and Blood Composition,(Ch. 35) (*Each is a separate link*)

 

Thu. 25

Roles of Flow Mechanics in Vascular Cell Biology (Fung, Ch.1)

  Tue. 30 Cell Activation in the Circulation (Fung, Ch. 8)
     

Oct.

Thu. 2

Biomedical Signals and Their Measurements
BIOPAC system: Electrocardiographs and Electromyographs

 

Tue. 7

The Human Respiratory System and Gas Transport (Lewis, Ch. 36)

 

Thu. 9

Pressure, Flow, Stress, and Remodeling in the Pulmonary Vasculature (Fung, Ch. 2)
  Tue. 14 Pulsatile Blood Flow in the Lung (Fung, Ch.11)
  Thu. 16 The Human Nervous System (Lewis, Ch. 31)
  Tue. 21 Recording of Nerve impulses and Electroencephalography (EEG)
  Thu. 23 Sensory System from an Engineering Perspective (Lewis, Ch. 32)
  Tue. 28 *****Midterm Examination*****
  Thu. 30 Homeostasis and the Endocrine System (Lewis, Ch. 33)
Role of Feedback in Physiological Systems
     
Nov. Tue. 4 The Implantable Glucose Sensor (Fung, Ch. 3)
  Thu. 6 Biological Materials and Orthopedic Implants (Handout)
Biocompatibility issues in Engineering Design
  Tue. 11 Prosthetic Heart Valves (Hand-out)
  Thu. 13 Angiogenesis and Vascular Mechanics, and RBC Design (Lewis, Ch. 35)
  Thu. 18 Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering
  Thu. 20

Angiogenesis and Vascular Mechanics
  Tue. 25

Design and Development of Artificial Blood (Fung, Ch. 4)
  Thu. 27 *** Thanksgiving Recess ***
     
Dec. Tue. 2 Ultrasound-Diagnostic & Therapeutic Radiology
  Thu. 4 X-ray and Bone Density Measurement
  Tue. 9 Student Design Presentations
  Thu. 18 *****Final Examination (10:30-12:30)*****
     

Additional Topics
Biomedical Signals and Their Measurements
Biomechanical Measurements
Wheatstone Bridge Circuit
BIOPAC system: electrocardiographs and Electromyographs
The Pulmonary System
Ultrasound-Diagnostic & Therapeutic Radiology
Biocontrol: Open Loop and Closed Loop Principles
Role of Feedback in Physiological Systems

Biomedical Optics, Electro-Optics, Lasers in Optomology
Seminar on Kidney Dialysis

 

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