Browsing Biological Engineering (20) - Archived by Title
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2.782J / 3.961J / 20.451J / HST.524J Design of Medical Devices and Implants, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Solution of clinical problems by use of implants and other medical devices. Systematic use of cell-matrix control volumes. The role of stress analysis in the design process. Anatomic fit: shape and size of implants. Selection ... -
2.797J / 3.053J / 6.024J / 20.310J Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics, Fall 2006
(2006-12)This course develops and applies scaling laws and the methods of continuum mechanics to biomechanical phenomena over a range of length scales. Topics include structure of tissues and the molecular basis for macroscopic ... -
20.109 Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering, Spring 2006
(2006-06)This course introduces experimental biochemical and molecular techniques from a quantitative engineering perspective. Rigorous quantitative data collection, statistical analysis, and conceptual understanding of instrumentation ... -
20.201 Mechanisms of Drug Actions, Fall 2005
(2005-12)This course covers the chemical and biological analysis of the metabolism and distribution of drugs, toxins and chemicals in animals and humans, and the mechanism by which they cause therapeutic and toxic responses. ... -
20.320 Biomolecular Kinetics and Cell Dynamics, Spring 2006
(2006-06)This class covers analysis of kinetics and dynamics of molecular and cellular processes across a hierarchy of scales, including intracellular, extracellular, and cell population levels; a spectrum of biotechnology applications ... -
20.430J / 2.795J / 6.561J / 10.539J / HST.544J Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems (BE.430J), Fall 2004
(2004-12)This course covers the following topics: conduction, diffusion, convection in electrolytes; fields in heterogeneous media; electrical double layers; Maxwell stress tensor and electrical forces in physiological systems; and ... -
20.441 / 2.79J / 3.96J / HST.522J Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions (BE.441), Fall 2003
(2003-12)This course is an introduction to principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of medical implants, artificial organs, and matrices for tissue engineering. Topics include methods for biomaterials ... -
20.453J / 2.771J / HST.958J Biomedical Information Technology (BE.453J), Spring 2005
(2005-06)The objective of this subject is to teach the design of contemporary information systems for biological and medical data. These data are growing at a prodigious rate, and new information systems are required. This subject ... -
20.462J / 3.962J Molecular Principles of Biomaterials (BE.462J), Spring 2003
(2003-06)Analysis and design at a molecular scale of materials used in contact with biological systems, including biotechnology and biomedical engineering. Topics include molecular interactions between bio- and synthetic molecules ... -
3.051J / 20.340J Materials for Biomedical Applications, Spring 2004
(2004-06)Introduction to the interactions between cells and surfaces of biomaterials. Surface chemistry and physics of selected metals, polymers, and ceramics. Surface characterization methodology. Modification of biomaterials ... -
7.91J / 7.36J / 20.490J Foundations of Computational and Systems Biology, Spring 2004
(2004-06)Serving as an introduction to computational biology, this course emphasizes the fundamentals of nucleic acid and protein sequence analysis, structural analysis, and the analysis of complex biological systems. The principles ... -
HST.523J / 2.785J / 3.97J / 20.411J Cell-Matrix Mechanics, Spring 2004
(2004-06)Mechanical forces play a decisive role during development of tissues and organs, during remodeling following injury as well as in normal function. A stress field influences cell function primarily through deformation of ...