Healthcare and Biomedical Technology in the 21st Century An Introduction for Non-Science Majors /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Baran, George R. (Συγγραφέας), Kiani, Mohammad F. (Συγγραφέας), Samuel, Solomon Praveen (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Laboratory medicine.; Radiology.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; Laboratory Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.

This textbook introduces students not pursuing degrees in science or engineering to the remarkable new applications of technology now available to physicians and their patients and discusses how these technologies are evolving to permit new treatments and procedures.  The book also elucidates the so...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Is Technology the Cure for Soaring Demand and the High Costs of Healthcare?
• Science, Pseudoscience, and Not-Science: How do they Differ?
• Technology and Bioethics: What Can Scientists and Engineers Do, and What Should They Do?
• Inventing, Evaluating and Approving New Drugs and Devices
• A Visit to the Physician:  Diagnoses and Enabling Technologies
• Properties of the Host (the Human Body)
• Properties and Behavior of Materials, and Some Design Considerations Too
• Biomaterials Applications in Medicine and Case Studies
• Cardiovascular Devices: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
• Clever Strategies for Controlled Drug Release and Targeted Drug Delivery
• Tissue Engineering:  Growing Replacement Human Tissue in the Lab
• Genetic Engineering
• A Trip to the Dentist
• Rehabilitation Technologies
• Appendix A: SBIR Proposal Front Pages
• Appendix B : Panster Patent
• Appendix C : Informed Consent Form 1.