Biomedical Engineering Principles, Second Edition

Linking methodologies in engineering, medicine, biology, and physics, this reference clearly defines basic principles in image processing and biomechanics, the modeling of physiological processes, and bioelectric signal analysis for a solid understanding of devices and designs for improved functioning of the human body-including cutting-edge discussions of tissue engineering applications such as skin equivalents, cardiovascular components, bone regrowth, muscle tissue, and the regeneration of nerves. The author also discusses technologies at the forefront of cardiac care including total artificial hearts, left ventricular assist devices, defibrillators, pacemakers, and stents, as well as issues related to minimally invasive and robotic surgery, next-generation imaging devices, nanomotors, and nanodevices.about the editors...ARTHUR B. RITTER is Distinguished Service Professor and Director of Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. Dr. Ritter received the B.C.H.E. degree at the City University of New York, New York, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Rochester, New York.STANLEY REISMAN is Professor of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, and the Ph.D. degree in bioengineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York, Brooklyn.BOZENA B. MICHNIAK is Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, and Director of the Drug Delivery Laboratory and the Industrial Membership Program, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Piscataway. Dr. Michniak received the Ph.D. degree (1980) in pharmacology from Leicester Polytechnic, England.