What is Biomedical engineering?
{{main|Engineering}} '''Biomedical engineering''' is the [[Research|study]] of [[medical]] equipment used in an [[environment]] of care or [[training]] and how this equipment interfaces with the [[human body]]. '''''BE applies electrical, mechanical, optical, chemical, & other engineering principles to understand, modify, or control biological systems'''''[[File:Monoplace chamber.JPG|thumb|'''Monoplace hyperbaric chamber, [[Serbia]].''']] '''''Biomedical engineers'' [[design]], [[test]], modify, recommend modification of, and''' evaluate all medical equipment used to interface or interact with the human body. In addition to these functions, [[clinic]]al engineers usually supervise the biomedical equipment maintenance function within an environment of care.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crcpress.com/ecommerce_product/product_detail.jsf?isbn=9780849321245 |title=The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Third Edition |access-date=2011-03-09 |archive-date=2011-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807135758/http://www.crcpress.com/ecommerce_product/product_detail.jsf?isbn=9780849321245 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The medical devices include man-made hands, arms, and legs to replace lost ones and, also, Dialysis machines which clean the blood of a person with damaged kidneys. The beginning of the modern era of bioengineering was marked by the introduction of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970’s as (DNA produced artificially in the lab.) ==Other websites== * [http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com BioMedical Engineering OnLine] * [http://www.bme.ucla.edu The Biomedical Engineering Interdepartmental Program (UCLA)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607194824/http://www.bme.ucla.edu/ |date=2012-06-07 }} {{commonscat}} ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Engineering disciplines]] [[Category:Medicine]]