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The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed. (2000) -Includes thorough reviews of major physiological systems, with complete sections on biotechnology and tissue engineering and includes more than 1,000 figures and tables throughout  approximately 2,500 pages of text and historical treatment of biomedical devices.

Biomedical Engineering Desk Reference (2009) - A one-stop desk reference with topics including: Biomechanics and Biomaterials; Tissue Engineering; Biosignal Processing; Devices; Imaging; and Ethics.

Biomedical Engineering & Design Handbook (2009) - 2nd ed. Fundamentals (Vol. 1): the basics of biomedical engineering, including biomedical systems analysis, biomechanics of the human body, biomaterials, and bioelectronics. Applications (Vol. 2): developments in medical device design, diagnostic equipment design, surgery, rehabilitation engineering, prosthetics design, and clinical engineering.

Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering & Design (2003) - Previous edition to Biomedical Engineering & Design Handbook. Includes: mechanics of the human body; biomaterials; bioelectricity; design of medical devices & instruments; and more.

Encyclopedia of Biophysics (2013) - Includes both methodologies, such as spectroscopy and imaging, and systems-related topics, such as protien structure and membrane receptors.

Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology: Bioprocess, Bioseparation, and Cell Technology (2010) - Presents theoretical and practical aspects of industrial biological processes, techniques, equipment, products, as well as ethical and regulatory issues, including pharmaceutical and biologics bioprocess technology,  biopharmaceuticals and the methods to manufacture biomaterials (biofabrication) used in microfluidics, tissue engineering, biosensors, bioelectronics, bioarrays and bionanotechnology.

Medical Device R&D Handbook (2005) - Hands-on design and building of medical devices including detailed information on such diverse topics as catheter building, prototyping, materials, processes, regulatory issues, and much more.  Includes glossaries & lists of vendor resources.

Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Informatics (2008) - Covers genomics, proteomics, genetic engineering, small RNAs, transcription factories, chromosome territories, stem cells, genetic networks, epigenetics, prions, hereditary diseases, and patents.

Handbook of Anthropometry: Physical Measures of Human Form in Health and Disease (2012) - An interdisciplinary reference.

Click here for an exhaustive list of all of the library's Online Encyclopedias or search in the Library Catalog (Scotty).
 

Print "Reference" Material

Location: "Science Ref" = Orbach Science Library Reference Department, 1st floor.  They are "library use only" and do not circulate.

• Encyclopedic Handbook of Biomaterials and Bioengineering (1995) 

Location: "Science" = Orbach Science Library, 3rd floor.  These books circulate.

• Biomedical Engineering Principles (2011)
• Biomedical Engineering Principles (2005) 

• Principles of Biomedical Engineering (2010) S.V. Madihally.

• The Biomedical Engineering Handbook (1995) J.D. Brozino, ed.

• Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement (2009)

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