Biomedical Engineering

1. CONCEPTS of BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
1.1 Introduction
1.2 What is Biomedical Engineering
1.3 Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering
1.4 Impact of Biomedical Engineering
1.4.1 Target Drug Delivery
1.4.2 Early Stage Detection
1.4.3 Personalized Medicine
1.5 General Applications of Biomedical Engineering
1.5.1 Pharmaceutic
1.5.2 Medicine
1.5.3 Consumer Goods
1.6 Summary and Challenges
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2. BIOMATERIALS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Biomedical Materials
2.2.1 Polymers
2.2.2 Metals
2.2.3 Composites
2.2.4 Non-Metal Materials
2.3 Biomaterials in Medicine
2.3.1 Surgical Devices
2.3.2 Implantable and Injectable Materials
2.4 Summary and Challenges
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3 BIOMOLECULE RESPONSIVE MATERIALS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Glucose Responsive Materials
3.2.1 Glucose Oxidase Materials
3.2.2 Phenylboronic Acid Materials
3.3 Protein Responsive Materials
3.3.1 Enzyme-Responsive Materials
3.3.2 Antigen-Responsive Materials
3.4 Nucleic Acid Responsive Materials
3.4.1 RNA-Responsive Materials
3.4.2 DNA-Responsive Materials
3.4.3 Aptamers-Responsive Materials
3.4.4 PNA-Responsive Materials
3.5 Summary and Challenges
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4. SURFACE CHEMISTRY of BIOMATERIALS for MEDICAL APPLICATION
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Chemical Method
4.2.1 Radiation Grafting
4.2.2 Silanization
4.3 Electrochemical Method
4.3.1. Conversion Coatings
4.3.2. Electroplating
4.4. Plasma Method
4.4.1 High-Energy Plasma Treatments
4.4.2 Immobilization of Molecules
4.5 Ion Beam Implantation
4.6 Summary and Challenges
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5 DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Biodegradable Polymers in Drug Delivery
5.2.1 Gene Delivery
5.2.2 siRNA Delivery
5.3 Target Drug Delivery
5.3.1 Target Therapy in Cancer
5.3.2 Target Therapy in Diabetes
5.4 Drug Delivery in Imaging Technology
5.4.1 MRI Technology
5.4.2 Ultrasound Technology
5.5 Summary and Challenges
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6 EARLY STAGE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Sensors Biological Application
6.3 Fabrication Methods
6.3.1 Lithography Technology
6.3.2 Printing Technology
6.4 Current Approaches
6.4.1 Lab-on-Chip
6.4.2 Organ-on-Chip
6.4.3 Drug Screening
6.5 Summary and Challenges
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7 REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Source of Stem Cells and Its Therapeutic Application
7.3 Tissue Engineering Principals in Stem Cells Technology
7.4 Tissue Engineered Scaffolds
7.5 Tissue Engineered Nano-scaffolds
7.6 Summary and Challenges
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8 NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Classification of Nanomaterials
8.2.1 Nanoparticles
8.2.2 Nanofibers, Nanowires, Nanorods
8.2.3 Self-Assembled Nanomaterials
8.3 Specific Mediated Nanomaterials
8.4 Biomineralization Nanomaterials
8.5 Summary and Challenges
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9 ADVANCES in BIOMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY in MEDICINE
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Advances in Synthesis of New Biomaterials
9.3 Biocompatibility Polymers
9.4 Proteins and Peptides in Medicine
9.5 Limitations of Nanomaterials Technology in Nature and Medicine
9.6 Summary and Challenges
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