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BIOE 100S Bioengineering Seminar (1) First-year seminar to introduce the role of engineering in biomedical research and in instrument development for the medical device industry.
Effective: Fall 2001

BIOE 199 Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008

BIOE 201 Cell and Molecular Bioengineering (3) An analytical study of molecular and cellular phenomena including functional and metabolic interactions.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite: BIOL 141, CHEM 112, MATH 141 . Prerequisite or concurrent:PHYS 212

BIOE 299 Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008

BIOE 301 Analysis of Physiological Systems (3) Linear systems analysis applied to electrical networks and lumped parameter models of physiological control systems.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: BIOL 141, PHYS 212, MATH 250 orMATH 251 Concurrent: BIOE 302

BIOE 302 Physiological Simulation Laboratory (1) Computer laboratory designed to illustrate applications of control systems theory to physiological systems.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite: or concurrent:BIOE 301;CMPSC 200 orCMPSC 201

BIOE 303 Bio-continuum Mechanics (3) Mechanical properties of fluids and solids with applications to tissue mechanics and vascular system.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: BIOL 141, E MCH 210, MATH 230, MATH 251

BIOE 313 Bioengineering Thermodynamics (3) Chemical processes, including material and energy balances and phase equilibria, with emphasis on biological applications.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite: BIOL 141, CHEM 112, MATH 230, MATH 251

BIOE 399 Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008

BIOE 401 Introduction to Bioengineering Research and Design (3) Challenges and constraints of bioengineering research and design. Emphasis on immunoresponse, tissue mechanics, biological transport phenomena, and biomaterials.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: BIOE 201, BIOE 303 Concurrent: BIOE 404

BIOE 402 Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements (3) Biomedical measurements, including consideration of techniques, equipment, and safety.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: MATH 250 orMATH 251;BIOE 301 orE E 210 orE E 212 orPHYS 402

BIOE 403 Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory (1) Biomedical measurements laboratory including measurement of bioptentials, experiments in medical imaging techniques, and use of cardiovascular and pulmonary system instrumentation.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: Prerequisite or concurrent:BIOE 402

BIOE 404 Data Analysis and Experiment Design (1) Statistical measures of data, and selection of experiment sample size to meet criteria.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite: BIOE 302 Concurrent: BIOE 401

BIOE 406 Medical Imaging (3) Physical principles and clinical applications of medical imaging methods.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: PHYS 212

BIOE 409 Biofluid Mechanics (3) The fundamental relations in fluid mechanics and their application to biofluids including steady/unsteady flows, diseased states, devices and biorheology.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite: MATH 230, MATH 251, BIOE 303

BIOE 410 Biomedical Applications of Microfluidics (3) Study of fluid mechanics at small length scales. Low Reynolds number flow, electrokinetic flows, bioseparations in microfluidic devices.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: BIOE 303 orM E 320

BIOE 413 Bioengineering Transport Phenomena (3) An integrated study of the fundamentals of mass transport processes with emphasis on the analysis of physiological systems.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite: BIOE 303, BIOE 313 orCHEM 450

BIOE 419 Artificial Organs and Prosthetic Devices (3) Analysis of function and consideration of design concerns for biomedical implants, including prosthetic joints, electrical stimulators, and cardiovascular pumps.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: MATH 250 orMATH 251 . Prerequisite or concurrent:BIOL 141 orBIOL 472

BIOE 423 Reaction Kinetics of Biological Systems (3) Chemical kinetics and reaction equilibria with applications to the analysis of physiological function and the design of synthetic organs.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: BIOL 141, BIOE 313 orCH E 210 . Prerequisite or concurrent:BIOE 413 orCH E 302 andCH E 413

BIOE 440 Clinical Corelations (1) Engineering analysis applied to common disease states and therapies.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: BIOE 402

BIOE 443 (MATSE 403) Biomedical Materials (3) Describe properties of materials and composites and their in vivo interactions.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: MATSE 201

BIOE 444 (IL) (MATSE 404) Surfaces and the Biological Response to Materials (3) Focus is on special properties of surface as an important causative and mediating agent in the biological response to materials.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite: CHEM 111, CHEM 113

BIOE 450W Bioengineering Senior Design (3) Application of engineering and physiological principles to design of artificial organs and life supportive devices.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite: BIOE 403, BIOE 440, ENGL 202C senior standing

BIOE 490 Colloquium (1) Technical presentations related to research and industry concerns, and by students doing senior projects.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: or concurrent:BIOE 450W

BIOE 494H Honors Thesis (1-3) Independent study research and design, leading towards honors thesis.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite: Permission of program.

BIOE 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983

BIOE 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983

BIOE 497G Tissue Engineering: Concepts, Calculations, and Applications (3) Introduction to iterdisciplinary tissue engineering concepts, associated biochemical and biomechanical engineering calculations, and cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and other issue application examples.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009

BIOE 497G Tissue Engineering: Concepts, Calculations, and Applications (3) Introduction to interdisciplinary tissue engineering concepts, associated biochemical and biomechanical engineering calculations, and cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and other tissue application examples.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010

BIOE 497K Bioengineering Mechanics and Techniques Laboratory (3) Experimental laboratory that includes measurements related to biomechanical phenomena (e.g. tissue viscoelasticity and blood flow) and cellular growth.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
Prerequisite: BIOE 201 andBIOE 303

BIOE 499 Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008

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