This book offers a comprehensive overview of the diverse field of biomedical engineering today. It presents high-quality research studies by recognized authorities from around the world in order to provide a relevant and up-to-date resource. The first part offers an overview of the field and its history of development, through discussions of the principles of biosensors and a review of biomedical optics and lasers. In the second part, biomedical engineering issues from theory to applications are examined through topics including design of microfluidic biomedical diagnostics in space, micro-nano technologies for cell manipulation, and a review of metals for biomedical applications. In part three, frontiers and challenges in biomedical engineering are presented. Featured subjects include bacterial cellulose for skin repair materials, hydrogel biomaterials, and bioparticle manipulation by dielectrophoresis. Finally, part four considers advanced engineering topics. Here, the contributors present research on subjects including image processing methods for automatic cell counting, and cross-cultural principles for bioethics. This book will be an essential resource for students, graduate students and advanced researchers seeking to understand the current state of the field, and gain inspiration for their own work.
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