CH EN 518

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Biomedical Engineering Principles

Chemical Engineering Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering

Course Description

Application of chemical engineering principles to model physiologic systems and to solve medical problems.

When Taught

Winter odd years, Spring even years

Min

3

Fixed

3

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3

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

or equivalent.

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Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide Transfer

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to mathematically estimate the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and in artificial oxygenators.

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Total-body Mass Balances

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to formulate total-body mass balances including the major incoming and outgoing components for the human body.

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Transport Characterisitics

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to discuss the transport characteristics of biological membranes in terms of permeability and to estimate the ion flux, electrochemical potential, or chemical species concentrations associated with a particular environment.

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Bioethics

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to discuss the foundational principles of bioethics and the legal and sociological factors that affect their implementation.

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Mechanical Behavior

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to analyze the mechanical behavior of physiological tissue and biomaterials in terms of stress-strain behavior, viscoelasticity, and motion.

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Man-made Flow Systems

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe and to numerically predict major aspects of the humancirculatory system and the behavior of blood in physiologic and man-made flow systems. 

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Biomaterials

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe the general classes of biomaterials and how they address requirements in various biomedical applications.

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Time Behavior of Chemical Species

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to formulate the equations to describe the time behavior of a chemical species for given physiological model, transport, and reaction assumptions.

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Medical Imaging

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe the major types of medical imaging and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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Tissue Engineering Processes

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe the basic processes of tissue engineering and the associated cell growth and transport issues.

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Neuroprosthetic Device

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to discuss the factors important to the effectiveness of a neuroprosthetic device.

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Biosensors

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe several common strategies used in biosensors and to explain the need for such sensors.

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Drug Delivery Systems

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe several medical circumstances for which drug delivery systems would be advantageous and to formulate the equations to describe the release of a drug into a patient under such circumstances.

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Hemodialysis

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to describe the clinical requirements for hemodialysis and to mathematically estimate the rate of removal of metabolic products by normal kidneys and during hemodialysis.