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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - Coggle Diagram
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
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Legality + Integrity
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Medical recalls
Occur when there is an issue with the device, with an ethical responsibility to inform the users
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Fluid dynamics
Bernoulli's equation: applicable to a closed laminar flow system involving an incomprehensible Newtonian fluid
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Tissue Engineering
Applying the principles of engineering and the life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function
Biomaterials
Material intended to interface with biological systems to evaluate, treat, augment or replace any tissue, organ or function of the body.
Types:
Metals
High strength, wear resistance, easy to sterilise
Corrosion, metal ion toxicity
Bioceramics
Ease of sterilisation, biocompatibility, wear of resistance
Polymers
Tailorable physical & mechanical properties, surface modification, biodegradable, easy to fabricate
Leachable toxic compounds, wear & breakdown, difficult to sterilise
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Biomechanics
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External devices: prosthetics, knee braces
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