This note illustrates how knowledge and
principles of biology, biochemistry, and engineering are integrated to create
new products for societal benefit. It uses a case study format to examine
recently developed products of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries: how
a product evolves from initial idea, through patents, testing, evaluation,
production, and marketing.
This note is an introduction to the engineering of synthetic
biological systems. Topics covered includes: components and control of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic behavior, DNA synthesis, standards, and abstraction
in biological engineering, issues of human practice, including biological
safety; security; ownership, sharing, and innovation; and ethics. Enrollment
preference is given to freshmen.
Author(s): Dr. Natalie Kuldell and Prof.
Andrew Endy
This book explains a wide
range of aspects and issues related to advances in bioengineering research with
a particular focus on innovative technologies and applications. Topics covered
includes: Synthesis of New Biocompatible Polymers and Fabrication of
Nanosheets, Incorporation of Primary Amines via Plasma Technology on
Biomaterials, Lipid-Based Nanoparticles and Microbubbles, Plasma Modified
Textiles for Biomedical Applications, Electronic Sensor Interfaces With Wireless
Telemetry, Biomedical Sensor, Device and Measurement Systems, Data Reduction
Techniques in Neural Recording Microsystems, Energy Transfer and Dissipation in
non-Newtonian Flows in non-Circular Tubes, Quantifying Stress in Crabs and
Humans using Modified DFA.
The beginning lecture notes describe the
science basis for bioengineering with particular emphasis on molecular cell
biology and systems biology. Topics covered are: Bioengineering Science, Biology
Science, Biological Engineering, BioMechanical Engineering, Bioengineering in
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Biomaterial Sciences and Bioengineering in
Computer Science.